optum medical group patient portal

by Pierre Pouros DDS 10 min read
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What is optoptum patient portal?

Optum helps you stay connected with our care community online through our Patient Portal. Log in to access video visits, your medical records and much more.

How many patients does Optum care care for?

Our family of providers cares for more than 2 million patients throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. We’re proud to announce that Optum Care Medical Group, Cassidy Medical Group, HealthCare Partners and Magan Medical Clinic recently came together under the Optum name.

Why choose Optum for Medicare?

That's why Optum surrounds you with care. Our unique approach provides you with a whole health care team. This team includes primary care providers, specialists, nurses, and more. Each team is dedicated to your health and wellness. Click here to learn more. The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period takes place from October 15-December 7 each year.

How do I login and use the patient portal?

Here are tutorials on how to login and use the patient portal: Once you register you will have access to your medical records. You will also securely access video visits through the patient portal. You will schedule your video visit the same way you schedule an face-to-face visit: simply call your clinic and ask for a video visit.

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What is the Optum patient portal?

The patient portal gives you 24-hour secure online access to your health information that is managed by your doctors and specialists who are in the network. With the patient portal you can: 1. Communicate with your primary care doctor using secure messaging tools.

How do I pay my Optumcare bill online?

Note: Optum does not save any of your personal information when you make a payment....Visit us online. Click here to pay your bill. Enter the required information on our payment processing page. Click the Process Transaction button. Print and save your receipt.

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.

What is a patient Web portal?

A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient, 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection. Using a secure username and password, patients can view health information such as: Recent doctor visits. Discharge summaries. Medications.

How do I get access to Optum Pay?

If you are a 3rd Party Billing Service, Optum Pay now offers a secure registration process that enables you to easily connect and support all of your providers. Simply complete the online registration form and then identify the Provider TINs that you support once the registration is confirmed.

What is Optum payment?

Optum Pay is an advanced payment solution that reduces costs, brings efficiencies and modernizes outdated methods.

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.

Do patients use patient portals?

Among individuals who were offered a patient portal, about eight in 10 were encouraged by their health care provider to use it. Seventy-one percent of individuals encouraged by their health care provider accessed their portal at least once in the past year compared to 48 percent who were not encouraged.

Why do patients not use patient portals?

Disadvantages of patient portals result in these lower rates of use. For some people, they avoid using the portals altogether for reasons like security issues, low health literacy, or lack of internet. Even for those who do access their accounts, there are still other disadvantages of patient portals.

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.

What is a portal appointment?

Direct scheduling based in the patient portal has long been viewed as a strategy to improve patient access to care in a convenient way. The technology is available 24 hours per day, and lets patients bypass a call center that could tie them up for a prolonged period.

What is the most popular patient portal?

Top 10 Patient Portal Software By EMRSystemsEpic EHR Software's MyChart.athenahealth EMR Software's athenaCommunicator.PrognoCIS EMR Software.Cerner Specialty Practice Management Software.eClinicalWorks EMR Software's Patient Portal and Healow App.Greenway PrimeSUITE EHR Software.NextGen Healthcare EHR Software.More items...•

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Welcome to Optum

Optum is a leading medical group in Southern California. Our family of providers cares for more than 2 million patients throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Become a patient

We care for everyone from newborns to older adults and accept most health insurance plans.

Medicare

We offer services, resources and programs to people who are eligible for and already on Medicare.

Patient support

If you have questions about insurance, billing and other non-medical questions, we’re here to help.

Types of care

We offer a full range of care to meet your specific needs and help improve your health.

Welcome to Optum

At Optum, our focus is offering you the personlized care you deserve. That's why Optum surrounds you with care. Our unique approach provides you with a whole health care team. This team includes primary care providers, specialists, nurses, and more. Each team is dedicated to your health and wellness. Click here to learn more.

For our Medicare patients

The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period takes place from October 15-December 7 each year. This is a time when you should review your Medicare plan to make sure it will still meet your needs in the coming year. Click here for information on ways we can help you navigate your Medicare plan options.

Looking for a doctor?

We're proud to offer quality care to our community with over 20 different specialties and 8 convenient locations. This means we can provide you with the right care, in the right setting, at the right time, every time. Click here to find a doctor that meets your needs.

Accepted health plans

We proudly accept Medicare, Medicare Advantage, individual, and family plans. For more information on the specific plans we accept, click here.

Need a specialist?

From the top of your head to the tips of your toes, Optum has a specialist for you. Your primary care provider and specialist (s) work closely as a care team, dedicated to helping you achieve your health goals. Eyes, knees, ears, heart — whatever you need, we are here to care for you. For a list of our specialties and services, click here.

Personalized care you deserve

Our approach to care uses the primary care provider's office as the center of a patient's care. It allows our care teams to develop a personalized treatment plan that is right for you. Our providers work as a team, coordinating with specialists, nutritionists, social workers, behavioral health professionals, and many others.

Locations

With 8 convenient locations in the community, we are closer than you think. Click here for our Optum locations.

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