Starting with vaccine records, Walmart is
partnering to help people access their health records in a
convenient, free and secure way
As a healthcare services provider, Walmart is working to empower
its customers with digital access to their health data, beginning
with their COVID-19 vaccine record. Walmart will make vaccination
records available digitally, so those vaccinated at Walmart and
Sam’s Club can easily access their vaccine status as needed, in a
safe, secure and frictionless way.
Enabling the fair and equitable access to health records, so
people control their own health data, is a key element of
empowering individuals. As such, Walmart will use the open,
interoperable SMART Health Cards standard being developed under the
Vaccination Credential Initiative, co-chaired by The Commons
Project Foundation (TCP). Having convenient, safe, frictionless
access to health records will be available to customers vaccinated
at Walmart and Sam’s Club, including their vaccination records,
through the Health Pass by CLEAR app and TCP’s CommonHealth and
CommonPass apps. These platforms are free to users who choose to
use them in order to verify their vaccine status to safely return
to travel, work, school, sports events, entertainment and other
venues while protecting their health data privacy.
“Our goal is to give customers vaccinated at Walmart free and
secure digital access to their vaccine record and enable them to
share that information with third parties seeking to confirm their
vaccination status,” said John Furner, CEO and President, Walmart
U.S. “We are proud to be the first retailer to strategically
partner with both The Commons Project Foundation and CLEAR, and we
look forward to working with them to empower people with digital
access to their vaccination records so they can use them whenever
and however they choose.”
Health Pass by CLEAR is a free mobile experience within the
CLEAR app, which securely connects a person's verified identity to
multiple layers of COVID-19 related health information to reduce
public health risk and make it possible for people to return to
what they love. More than 50 organizations are currently using
Health Pass to create safer and more frictionless environments.
With Walmart, Health Pass users will soon be able to link to and
use their vaccination results in a frictionless way. Trust and
transparency is CLEAR’s number one priority, and with Health Pass,
users are always in control of their health information.
"We are proud to partner with Walmart and The Commons Project
and help Walmart customers better control, access, and share their
health and vaccine information. Working together, this partnership
will help deliver a free and secure experience and get people back
to what they love,” said Caryn Seidman-Becker, Chairman and CEO of
CLEAR.
TCP’s CommonHealth is a free Android app for people to collect
and manage their personal health data and share it with the health
services, organizations and apps they trust. TCP’s CommonPass is a
free mobile app for people to access their COVID-19 test results
and vaccination record from trusted health partners like Walmart
and demonstrate their current health status so they can safely
return to travel, work, school and life, while protecting their
data privacy. CommonPass is also being integrated with CLEAR’s
secure identity platform to enable safe, easy, frictionless
experiences at airports, workplaces, hospitality and entertainment
venues.
“We applaud Walmart’s strong commitment to empowering customers
with access to their health information using open standards,” said
Paul Meyer, CEO of The Commons Project Foundation. “Not only can
this help facilitate the safer return to normal life during COVID,
empowering people with their health data can help improve the
quality of the health services they receive in the future.”
Through a free digital account at Walmart and Sam’s Club,
customers will have access to their prescription history and other
health care information from Walmart. This information can also be
provided in paper form at their local Walmart and Sam’s Club
pharmacy.
How it works:
- Individuals will create a free digital account on the Walmart
or Sam’s Club app to schedule an appointment to receive a
vaccination
- If an individual chooses, they can also download the CLEAR,
CommonHealth or CommonPass app, create an account and join their
services for free
- Individuals sign into their Walmart or Sam’s Club account and
agree to share their vaccination history with the verification app
they have chosen
- Individuals will then authenticate their vaccine status with
Walmart or Sam’s Club account credentials in the verification app
they’ve chosen
- CLEAR, CommonHealth and CommonPass apps can be downloaded now
and will soon be able to validate Walmart vaccine credentials in
real-time at locations
To enable this technology, Walmart and Sam’s Club have created
systems that will allow vaccine status to be stored within the
company’s proprietary apps and also interface with secure
third-party apps. This effort is the latest in the company’s
commitment to quality and accessible health care via trained
pharmacists in more than 5,400 pharmacies, a simple and easy
process for immunizing patients in all pharmacies, including
COVID-19 vaccinations and caring follow-up to help ensure patients
have what they need in today’s world.
ABOUT WALMART
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately
220 million customers and members visit approximately 10,500 stores
and clubs under 48 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites.
With fiscal year 2021 revenue of $559 billion, Walmart employs over
2.2 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader
in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment
opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by
visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart
and on Twitter at twitter.com/walmart.
ABOUT CLEAR
CLEAR is a leader in identity and access, with more than 5
million users and 55+ locations across the United States. CLEAR
links identity with different information sets, including: credit
cards, tickets to the game, reservations, frequent flyer numbers,
flight manifests, health care identification, driver's licenses and
passports. CLEAR's data security framework meets the highest
standards for performance and for protecting sensitive information
— FISMA High- and SAFETY Act-certified by the Department of
Homeland Security. CLEAR's users are always in control of their
data and CLEAR does not sell user information. To learn more, visit
www.clearme.com.
ABOUT THE COMMONS PROJECT FOUNDATION
A non-profit public trust established with support from the
Rockefeller Foundation, The Commons Project Foundation builds and
operates digital platforms and services for the common good. Our
mission-driven structure is designed to attract world-class talent
to build and sustain digital public services in a way that serves
people's interests above all. Beginning with health information, we
are focused on empowering people to access and control their
personal data and put it to use for their own benefit. Learn more
about The Commons Project Foundation.
About the Vaccination Credential Initiative
The Vaccination Credential Initiative (VCI) is a broad coalition
of health and technology organizations committed to empowering
individuals with digital access to their vaccination records using
the open, interoperable SMART Health Cards specification, based on
W3C Verifiable Credential and HL7 FHIR standards. Visit
vaccinationcredential.org for more information.
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Media Contacts:
Walmart Marilee McInnis news.walmart.com/reporter
800-331-0085
CLEAR Ken Lisaius Vice President of Public Affairs and
Communications kenneth.lisaius@clearme.com
The Commons Project Foundation Samantha Pierce
samantha@120over80mktg.com press@thecommonsproject.org
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