Designed by health professionals and software specialists in South Africa, You-access combines the latest software techniques with proven health methodologies to deliver an easy to use, effective chronic disease management system that meets the tactical and strategic needs of the health care system at a local and national level. Critical to the treatment of chronic disease is ensuring patients adhere to a prescribed treatment program. You-access has been developed to maintain patient contact and improved communication to ensure that ongoing diagnosis and care is carefully managed. Management by exception will flag symptomatic complications at an early stage and enable relevant specialists to take the necessary proactive action. You-access is an ideal tool for the roll-out of ARV treatments and in gathering statistical information on trends and best-practice treatment. By using the Internet as the basis for service delivery the system is easy to deploy, secure and cost effective. It may be deployed as part of an existing Intranet or hosted network and ensures the highest levels of security and data protection.