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How to sign up for the patient portal?

How to Sign Up the Patient Portal If you already have a portal login, please start here instead.. Step 1 – Visit the starting page for self-enrollment, signup.my-appointment.org. Step 2 – Click on “Create Account”, enter your information and then click “NEXT.”. Step 3 – Accept the Terms and Conditions. Step 4 – Click on “Sign up for a new account”

Why you should use the nextmd patient portal?

Why should I use the Patient Portal? Using the Patient Portal is a convenient and safe way to communicate with your healthcare provider. You can book appointments online, request medication refills, and look up information in our health database.

What is the value of a patient portal?

Portals can yield actual value for providers by boosting clinical and financial outcomes. They have the potential to drive patient engagement, patient satisfaction, loyalty, retention, and health outcomes. This is how it can be done.

Do you have a patient portal?

Yes we have a patient portal. You can schedule appointments, access lab results, request refills, view medical records, and send messages directly to your provider. You can learn more here.

How to contact Union Hospital Association?

If you have questions or need further assistance regarding this Notice, you may contact The Union Hospital Association’s Privacy Officer at 330.343.3311. As a patient you retain the right to obtain a paper copy of this Notice of Privacy Practices, even if you have requested such copy by e-mail or other electronic means. You may contact Central Registration at 330.364.0814.

Where to send termination notice to Union Hospital Association?

You also have the right to terminate, in writing or orally, any agreed-to restriction to sending such termination notice to The Union Hospital Association, Attn: Director, Health Information Management, 659 Boulevard, Dover, Ohio, 44622.

How long do you have to request an accounting for health information?

You have the right to receive an accounting of certain disclosures made by us of your personal health information for six years prior to the date of your request. Requests must be made in writing and signed by you or your representative. Accounting request forms are available from the Health Information Management Department. The first accounting in any 12-month period is free; you may be charged a fee for each subsequent accounting you request within the same 12-month period.

Can you use your health information without a prior authorization?

Except as outlined below, we will not use or disclose your personal health information for any purpose unless you have signed a form authorizing the use or disclosure. You have the right to revoke that authorization in writing unless we have taken any action in reliance on the authorization. There are certain uses and disclosures of your personal health information for which we will always obtain a prior authorization and these include:

Can Union Hospital Association contact you?

We may contact you to provide appointment reminders or test results. You have the right to request and we will accommodate reasonable requests by you to receive communications regarding your personal health information from us by alternative means or at alternative locations. For instance, if you wish appointment reminders to not be left on voice mail or sent to a particular address, we will accommodate reasonable requests. You may request such confidential communication in writing by sending your request to The Union Hospital Association, Attn: Director, Information Systems, 659 Boulevard, Dover, Ohio, 44622.

Who can we disclose your health information to?

With your approval, we may from time to time disclose your personal health information to designated family, friends, and others who are involved in your care or in payment of your care in order to facilitate that person’s involvement in caring for you or paying for your care. If you are unavailable, incapacitated, or facing an emergency medical situation and we determine that a limited disclosure may be in your best interest, we may share limited personal health information with such individuals without your approval. We may also disclose limited personal health information to a public or private entity that is authorized to assist in disaster relief efforts in order for that entity to locate a family member or other persons that may be involved in some aspect of caring for you.

Can we use your personal health information for research?

In limited circumstances, we may use and disclose your personal health information for research purposes. For example, a research organization may wish to compare outcomes of all patients that received a particular drug and will need to review a series of medical records. In all cases where your specific authorization has not been obtained, your privacy will be protected by strict confidentiality requirements applied by an Institutional Review Board or privacy board which oversees the research or by representations of the researchers that limit their use and disclosure of patient information.

Medical records

The Health Information Management department fills requests for the release of information related to your medical records.

Patient portal

The myMedStar patient portal contains patient information from all MedStar Health facilities, excluding MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. You can use it to:

Billing, insurance, and financial assistance

Our Patient Financial Services Team can answer questions about your medical bill, your insurer's payments, and your co-pay/deductible. We can also explain your option for financial assistance.

Patient policies

Please review these additional policies that are designed to ensure your privacy, safety, and quality of care at our MedStar Health hospital.