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What is the Ascension Providence patient portal?

The Ascension Providence Patient Portal is an online service that provides secure access to your health information. Use MyChart for personalized, secure online access to your health summary from the MyChart electronic health record resource.

Why choose Ascension Providence Hospital Waco?

Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas, is a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care. We deliver care for life-threatening injuries and illnesses. Our surgical center has robotic and image-guided technology, and our surgeons perform minimally invasive techniques whenever possible to help with recovery.

What safety measures are in place at Ascension Providence Hospitals?

All Ascension Providence patient care sites will continue the safety measures in place, including universal masking, social distancing and screenings at entry. Please click here for the temporary visitor guidelines. Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas, is a full-service hospital with 24/7 emergency care.

How do you get the Ascension portal?

To access your patient portal, you must first find and select the state where you received care. We're committed to providing you with personalized, compassionate care and access to your medical records online. Here you'll find information for Ascension patients.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 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...•

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 you implement a patient portal?

9 Steps to Implement a New Patient Portal SolutionResearch Different Portal Solutions. ... Look for the Right Portal Features. ... Get Buy-In from Key Stakeholders. ... Evaluate and Enhance Existing Workflows. ... Develop a Comprehensive Onboarding Plan. ... Be Prepared for a Successful Go-Live. ... Seek Out Painless Portal Migration.

Is a PHR the same as a patient portal?

PHRs, EHRs and patient portals A PHR that is tied to an EHR is called a patient portal. In some but not all cases you can add information, such as home blood pressure readings, to your record via a patient portal.

Care for your everyday health needs

Our primary and specialty care doctors offer advanced care close to home. Learn more about our services and programs:

Ion Robot-Assisted Bronchoscopy

The Ion robot-assisted bronchoscopy is a minimally-invasive technology that improves accuracy and precision of the biopsy of a potentially cancerous nodule. Thanks to this technology, our Ascension Providence doctors can reliably biopsy nodules through a bronchoscopy as small as 1 centimeter, potentially diagnosing lung cancer earlier.

Certified Primary Stroke Center

Ascension Providence is a Primary Stroke Center by The Joint Commission. And a Level II Stroke Center designated by the State of Texas -- the highest level of recognition available. Our team of stroke specialists deliver advanced stroke care for even the most complex cases.

Patient Portals

The Ascension Providence Patient Portal is an online service that provides secure access to your health information.

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What is MyChart?

MyChart is a secure online portal that allows you to access your electronic medical record and send messages to your doctor directly without going to the clinic or picking up the phone. You can also:

MyChart Access for Pediatric Patients Ages 12 and Up

It’s important for parents and teens to understand patient rights when it comes to accessing information on MyChart.