chattanooga heart institute patient portal

Where can I find a cardiologist in Chattanooga?

Choose a cardiologist like your life depends on it—at The Chattanooga Heart Institute at Memorial. For more information, or for appointments at any of our locations, please call (423) 697‐2000. 6 locations in Chattanooga, Hixson, Cleveland and Jasper, TN and in Ringgold, GA.   Click on this link to go to our locations pagefor directions and maps.

How many specialty areas of Medicine does Chattanooga Heart Institute cover?

Currently Chattanooga Heart Institute's 27 physicians cover 7 specialty areas of medicine.

What is the patient portal and how does it work?

Our patient portal provides you with instant access to information on your upcoming appointment, a summary of your past visits, and the ability to request appointments and prescription refills. Getting to the patient portal is a simple process requiring only a temporary token number to create an account.

How do I make sure I am receiving patient portal emails?

To ensure that you are receiving Patient Portal emails please do the following: Add NextMD.com to your contact list, address list, safe list, or "Do Not Block" list. Account will be locked for 20 minutes after 4 failed login attempts. Please remember that password is case sensitive.

What is the app for patient portal?

The PatientPORTAL App connects you, the patient, with your healthcare provider. The App enables you to view upcoming appointments and lab results, as well as send and receive secure messages for yourself and any dependents that you may have for easy communication with your provider.

How do you make a patient portal?

1:172:33Get Started with Your Patient Portal - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipSimply go to your account settings. And select Spanish as your default language your patient portalMoreSimply go to your account settings. And select Spanish as your default language your patient portal will instantly be translated to Manesh. There. You have it now it's time for you to give it a spin.

What is NextMD?

Formerly known as NextMD, the Portal allows patient access to online secure communications with providers at all AHC locations, Personal Health Records, and medication refill requests.

What types of patient portals are there?

There are two main types of patient portals: a standalone system and an integrated service. Integrated patient portal software functionality usually comes as a part of an EMR system, an EHR system or practice management software. But at their most basic, they're simply web-based tools.

Are patient portals easy to use?

Portals provide physicians with a fast and easy way to communicate with chronically ill patients. They are a place to get complete and more accurate patient information. Portals empower patients to take ownership of their own healthcare, so they remain aware of the entire care process.

Is NextMD legitimate?

NextMD is a secure, web-based portal to send an email to your physician for non-urgent medical questions, to request or cancel appointments, to request prescription refills and to receive test results and referrals.

Is NextGen and NextMD the same?

Yes, NextGen has rebranded their patient portal from their old name of NextMD to NextGen Patient Portal.

What is DO vs MD?

In general, an MD and a DO fulfill the same roles. An MD and a DO complete similar residencies, prescribe medications, and can practice in all 50 states. The main difference in DO versus MD is that DOs complete additional hands on training in a technique termed osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).

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Visiting CHI Memorial

Whether you’re visiting for a short time or being cared for as a patient, your stay with us should be as pleasant and comfortable as possible. We believe that the more you know about your hospital stay, the more reassured and confident you’ll feel.