bush calls for a patient portal

What is a patient portal?

Jun 01, 2004 · Minneapolis. During an April 26 speech promoting innovation, President Bush set a goal that in 10 years every American should have an electronic medical record. The goal follows a call for computerization of health care records in his Jan. 20 State of the Union address. In a speech at the American Association of Community Colleges' annual convention in Minneapolis, …

Why choose Bush family medicine?

Patients will need to know their medical record number in order to self-enroll. If you have questions about the patient portal, please call 217-258-2516 or email: PatientPortal@sblhs.org Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm. If you are seeking medical record information prior to April 1, 2017, please contact your provider or call SBL Medical ...

How do I get in touch with my provider?

Abstract. The patient portal, increasingly available to patients, allows secure electronic communication with physicians. Although physician attitude toward the portal plays a crucial role in patient adoption, little information regarding physician opinion of the portal is available, with almost no information gathered in the pediatric environment. Using mixed-methods, physicians …

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The number is 217-258-2552. You can receive regular mail and emails while hospitalized. Through www.sarahbush.org, an e-mail message can be sent to Sarah Bush Lincoln patients. Please be aware that this message will be printed and hand delivered by one of our volunteers.

How to access a patient portal?

With a patient portal: 1 You can access your secure personal health information and be in touch with your provider's office 24 hours a day. You do not need to wait for office hours or returned phone calls to have basic issues resolved. 2 You can access all of your personal health information from all of your providers in one place. If you have a team of providers, or see specialists regularly, they can all post results and reminders in a portal. Providers can see what other treatments and advice you are getting. This can lead to better care and better management of your medicines. 3 E-mail reminders and alerts help you to remember things like annual checkups and flu shots.

What are the benefits of a patient portal?

Expand Section. With a patient portal: You can access your secure personal health information and be in touch with your provider's office 24 hours a day . You do not need to wait for office hours or returned phone calls to have basic issues resolved. You can access all of your personal health information from all ...

How much does an e-visit cost?

For minor issues, such as a small wound or rash, you can get diagnosis and treatment options online. This saves you a trip to the provider's office. E-visits cost around $30.