dr. carine patient portal

What is the Patient Portal Inbox?

Once you have activated your Patient Portal account, the Patient Portal Inbox will become the primary vehicle to receive important messages from your participating provider(s) and other personal medical information. You MUST provide us with your email address when activating your Patient Portal account and keep your email address current via the My Profile link, to ensure that you receive notification of newly released information in a timely manner. You may continue to receive communications via the United States Postal Service or other means from us.

What information is collected on the Patient Portal?

When you use the Patient Portal, we collect personally identifiable information, such as your email address, name, home address, telephone number, ZIP code, age, gender, contact preferences, access times, and account activity. This information is used by us for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Patient Portal. We may share data with business associates working on our behalf to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. We encourage you to review the Privacy Statement for further information regarding how your personal information may be used.

How to discontinue patient portal?

You may discontinue your use of Patient Portal at any time by sending a secure message to your primary care provider's office requesting this change.

Why do we keep track of patient portals?

We keep track of the pages our patients visit within Patient Portal, in order to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content within Patient Portal to patients whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

What to do if you have an urgent medical matter?

If you believe that you have an urgent medical matter, you should call 911 immediately or proceed to the nearest emergency room. If the matter is not urgent but you need a response in less than two business days, please contact your clinician's office directly by telephone during our regular business hours, which you may find on the log-in screen for Patient Portal.

Who is responsible for maintaining the privacy and security of all information printed from the Patient Portal?

Note: Patients are solely responsible for maintaining the privacy and security of all information printed from the Patient Portal.

Can you send a message to a patient portal?

You understand that your health care team may send you messages, test results, and other communications via Patient Portal as authorized in the sole discretion of your physician. These messages may contain information important to your health and medical care. It is your responsibility to monitor these messages. By entering your valid and functional email address at registration, you have enabled us to notify you of messages sent to your Patient Portal Inbox.

What is South Branch Family Practice?

South Branch Family Practice is the family care practice of Julie Ann Juliano, M.D. and Ruby Halper-Erkkila, M.D., both experienced family health practitioners . The focus of our practice is to provide your family with complete healthcare services. We offer routine and preventative care services including: physical exams and immunizations, illness and injury treatment, chronic disease management and specialist referrals.

Is South Branch Family Practice covered by insurance?

Emergency Note: There is Always a doctor on call for South Branch Family Practice. Please call the office first, BEFORE you go to any urgent care center. These centers are not covered by most insurances and you will have to pay out of pocket.