northwest cardiology, ar patient portal

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What is the Northwest Health Patient Portal?

Northwest Health provides a Patient Portal help you be informed about your care and what you need to do to stay healthy. The Patient Portal is a secure, online home for your inpatient hospital health information.

Why choose northwest cardiology?

Cardiovascular disease can lead to heart attacks, strokes or other serious complications. The heart care specialists at Northwest Cardiology provide routine and preventive cardiac services, as well as help manage chronic conditions.

What is a patient portal account?

A patient portal account is an online tool that gives you anytime access to your personal health records and enables you to take proactive role in managing your care. FollowMyHealth® by Allscripts is Cardiology Associates’ patient portal provider.

What can I do in the patient portal?

In the Patient Portal, you can: View and share your personal health information related to your hospital stays. Have electronic access to your list of medications, diagnoses, allergies, lab test results, patient history, and other care information related to your inpatient hospital visit.

What to do if a patient calls a cardiologist in Arkansas?

When a Arkansas Cardiology patient calls requesting to speak to their physician, obtain test results or requires assistance with a cardiovascular problem , the call will be transferred to your primary cardiologist’s Nurse Clinician. The Nurse Clinician will review your problem or request, obtain your record, and update your cardiologist. Our team endeavors to provide prompt feedback to our patients. At times during the day, the Nurse Clinicians may be away from their phones either working at the hospital or seeing patients in the office. If your condition requires immediate assistance your call will be transferred to the triage nurse. Otherwise, you may leave a message on the Nurse Clinician’s voice mail. If your call is in regard to a potentially life threatening emergency you should call 911.

What to do if you have never been to Arkansas Cardiology?

If you have never been seen at Arkansas Cardiology or have not been under the direct care of the cardiologist for some time, you may be advised to first call your primary care provider who has had the most recent opportunity to evaluate you and has your current records.

How long does it take to meet with a nurse clinician for a heart catheterization?

All patients electively scheduled as an outpatient for a heart catheterization, coronary angiogram, percutaneous coronary intervention or an electrophysiology procedure will meet with a Nurse Clinician in the office within 5 days prior to the scheduled procedure.

How long does it take for a cardiologist to review a cardiologist's results?

The Nurse Clinician will facilitate getting the results of tests ordered by your primary cardiologist to their attention for review. Please allow two working days for test results to be available to your cardiologist. The final report is routed to your primary care physician as well as to your primary cardiologist’s Nurse Clinician. Your primary cardiologist must first review tests before you are notified of the results. There could be some delay in reporting results if your primary cardiologist is out of the office. If your results are normal or stable you will receive a follow-up letter stating your results in the mail within 2 weeks. Abnormal results will be reviewed promptly with the cardiologist and the Nurse Clinician will call and review your test results and the cardiologist’s follow-up recommendations. If you have a test just prior to a scheduled office appointment with your cardiologist, the test results will be reviewed in detail at the time of appointment and you will not receive a letter or phone call.

What is the phone number for Arkansas insurance?

If you have any questions regarding insurance, please contact us locally at (501) 978-1950. You can call toll free within the state of Arkansas at (844) 636-2542. Please ask for Accounts Receivable when you call.

Does Arkansas Cardiology pay in full?

Please read the following carefully. The payment policy for Arkansas Cardiology, P.A. is as follows. All charges are expected to be paid in full unless prior arrangements have been made.

Is Arkansas a HIPAA state?

Arkansas Cardiology complies with the Federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Congress passed this federal law in 1996 to protect patient’s confidential medical information. Arkansas Cardiology patients and other institutions requesting confidential medical record information should call our HIS (Health Information Services) Department and they will assist you in obtaining records in accordance with the HIPAA guidelines.