Your medical chart could include an accounting of exercise minutes

By: Associated Press - Texarkana Gazette

Associated Press • Zendi Solano, second from left, trains with her running club recently in Pasadena, Calif. Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health insurance plans, made a big push a few years ago to get its Southern California doctors to ask patients about exerc...

CHICAGO—Roll up a sleeve for the blood pressure cuff. Stick out a wrist for the pulse-taking. Lift your tongue for the thermometer. Report how many minutes you are active or getting exercise.

Wait, what?

If the last item isn’t part of the usual drill at ...

Published: 01/07/2013