<p> With the help of software development firm PHRQL (pronounced “freckle”), Hy-Vee is using <B>new technology</b> across 200 of its stores in eight states to help supermarket dietitians <B>monitor and guide shopper health</b>. Both companies have signed a long-term contract to enable the service in Hy-Vee stores.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> PHRQL’s Connect and Coach device allows dietitians in supermarkets to help shoppers develop healthy eating practices <B>to manage diabetes, heart disease, and other problems</b>, according to Pittsburgh Business Times.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Our dietitians will use this valuable tool to document and track one-on-one nutrition counseling sessions, group classes, and guide participants in achieving their overall health goals,” said Julie McMillin, Hy-Vee Director of Health and Wellness.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> PHRQL, which stands for Personal Health Recording for Quality of Life, was founded in 2011. One year later, it signed its first supermarket contract with Giant Eagle.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Connect and Coach provides a dietitian with a specialized Electronic Health Record that includes general patient information, health history, nutrition-specific history, clinical and lab data, and more.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> With new tools like this in our grocery stores, we can be sure shoppers will continue looking for fresh produce to supply all of their health needs.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.hy-vee.com" target="_new"> Hy-Vee </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://phrql.com" target="_new"> PHRQL </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
