When Disaster Strikes For College Students Delphi Digital’s Vital Information Manager (Delphi VIM™) Is There To The Rescue

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At a time when disaster can strike at a moments notice, instant access to medical information has never been more critical. Now Delphi Digital announces Vital Information Manager (Delphi VIM™), the first comprehensive online tool college-age students and parents can use to store and manage key personal information – medical, prescription drugs, insurance and more (see online video at www.delphivim.com).

Secure and easy to use, Delphi VIM allows registered users to retrieve their essential personal data with the click of a mouse on a laptop or a finger-stroke on an iPhone - 24/7 anywhere in the world.

More than 17 million students are headed to college this fall, and they all face some potentially serious health risks. ABC News medical contributor Dr. Marie Savard has advice for (students and) parents about these health hazards and how to help your teen avoid problems:

“Know Your Medical History - every College Student should know their health histories. Many (people) have chronic illnesses or complex medical histories that could lead to serious problems if they don't know their own health histories.”

“Get Emergency College Contacts – Every College Student should identify someone they trust, a roommate or a friend – a health buddy - who can go with them to the hospital or doctor in case of emergency and also contact the parents.”

Says Delphi Digital’s CEO and co-founder Debby Bitticks, "With over 90 percent of college-age students on the Internet, Delphi VIM gives them and their parents instant access and peace of mind.”

Angus Gephart, Delphi Digital’s Senior Vice President of sales, has a personal stake in his company’s product. "As parents who just dropped off our youngest son at college for his freshman year," he says, "my wife and I have peace of mind knowing that my son is fully prepared and safe with his medical history, allergies and emergency contact information loaded into Delphi VIM.”

Delphi VIM is a powerful online suite of tools with two basic functions: 1) Guiding users through an organizational process to capture vital information; and 2) Storing, sharing and retrieving information. Users can easily complete over 100 pre-formatted online forms or upload pre-existing documents, as well as decide which proxy users have access to data - anyone from a spouse to approved medical professionals or a health buddy. Delphi VIM also gives online storage for any digital entertainment including music, videos and pictures.

Employing encryption algorithms and techniques developed by leading industry researchers, Delphi VIM safely and securely provides all the tools necessary to compile personal data.

Added Dr. A. A. Afifi, Former Dean UCLA School of Public Health, "When people understand medical health-related facts and have the knowledge to make informed decisions, their individual health improves.”

Furthermore, according to Afifi, "This is especially important for college-age students as they face a combination of heightened risks and typically have not had the right information in a timely fashion to make good medical health-related decisions. Delphi Vital Information Manager is the right kind of tool as it puts the students in charge of their medical and other health-related history information, so they can make better decisions."

See online video at www.delphivim.com. Show this article to your parents so they can use code G0017-0034 to receive a 38% family/college student discount on Delphi VIM.