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What is Northside's privacy policy?

Northside encourages patients to always consider the protection of your personal data and read in full all privacy policies and terms of use to ensure you manage your data appropriately as sharing your information cannot be undone. By clicking on the portal link below, you are agreeing to our Portal Terms. Ready for an appointment?

What can I do with the patient portal?

Using our patient portal, we are proud to offer a convenient way to: Patient portal communication is intended only for the patient that is currently logged in. Any communication relating to another patient including family members needs to be communicated under their own portal ID.

What happens when I connect my health record outside of Northside?

When you connect your health record to the app of your choice or elect to transmit your health record outside of our medical record system, Northside is then no longer managing the security and use of your data and you are responsible for protecting that data, which may no longer be secure.

How do I Activate my Northside account?

Personal Invite - During your visit to Northside you provided us with your personal e-mail for your invitation. Click on the link included in your e-mail from Northside or cut and paste to your web browser to activate your account.

Is patient portal an app?

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 the most popular patient portal?

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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.

What is EHR patient portal?

Electronic health record (EHR) patient portals provide a means by which patients can access their health information, including diagnostic test results. Little is known about portal usage by emergency department (ED) patients.

How do you use a patient portal?

If your provider offers a patient portal, you will need a computer and internet connection to use it. Follow the instructions to register for an account. Once you are in your patient portal, you can click the links to perform basic tasks. You can also communicate with your provider's office in the message center.

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.

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.

Do patients like patient portals?

Eight studies reported that patients or their caregivers want more portal education, training, or support. Two studies found that their participants want human connection as they learn about the portal and how to use it, as well as when they encounter issues.

What is the difference between personal health records and patient portals?

A patient portal is a type of personal health record (PHR) that is connected to an electronic health record (EHR) system. Patient portals provide a secure website through which patients can access their clinical data.

How do patients use EHR?

EHRs are a vital part of health IT and can: Contain a patient's medical history, diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, immunization dates, allergies, radiology images, and laboratory and test results. Allow access to evidence-based tools that providers can use to make decisions about a patient's care.

What is remote patient monitoring used for?

The ability to monitor certain aspects of a patient's health from their own home has become an increasingly popular telehealth option. Remote patient monitoring lets providers manage acute and chronic conditions. And it cuts down on patients' travel costs and infection risk.

What is patient portal communication?

Patient portal communication is intended only for the patient that is currently logged in. Any communication relating to another patient including family members needs to be communicated under their own portal ID. You are responsible for the security of your password (s) and for authorizing, monitoring and controlling any access and use ...

Is Northside Family Medicine a network?

Northside Family Medicine and Urgent Care is a member of a network of physician practices that utilizes MyHealthHome, a secure, web based system that allows you real-time access to your medical record and enables you to contact our office electronically. MyHealthHome is available 24 hours a day for you to review your health records and conduct non-urgent communications with our office.