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What is a patient portal?

Sep 19, 2017 · PHMG is an independent medical group with 11 clinics in southwest Idaho, provides both appointment‐based and urgent care. PHMG has 46 health care providers (including 12 mid‐level providers) and averages 200,000 patient visits per year. About half of PHMG’s patients are appointment‐based and half are urgent care. The practice specializes in:

How can I access my personal health information 24/7?

Feb 18, 2022 · A patient portal is a website for your personal health care. The online tool helps you to keep track of your health care provider visits, test results, billing, prescriptions, and so on. You can also e-mail your provider questions through the portal. Many providers now offer patient portals. For access, you will need to set up an account.

How do I get in touch with my provider?

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Why should I use a portal to manage my medicines?

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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.

Free 15 minute consultation

Dr. Van Dusen offers free 15 minute consultations to prospective patients. If you are interested in meeting her and learning more about her approach before scheduling a full visit, you can start here. Call the office at 360-306-8313 to schedule a free 15 minute consultation.

First visit

Your first visit will last between 1 and 1 ½ hours depending on complexity. Dr. Van Dusen will take a thorough medical history as well as ask questions to gain an understanding of your lifestyle. She will perform any necessary physical exams and possibly order labs or imaging if necessary.

Return visits

Return visits last between 45 minutes and 1 hour. These visits focus on assessing progress and modifying your treatment plan as necessary. Acute visits and lab review appointments are generally shorter; 30 minutes or less.

Telemedicine Consultation

Dr. Van Dusen is available for scheduled visits by secure video conference and/or phone for return patients when necessary. New patient visits are typically only done in office but with current social distancing guidelines, she is also offering new patient visits via secure video conference.

Craniosacral visits

Craniosacral visits are scheduled for either 60 minutes or 90 minutes. First time craniosacral patients are scheduled for 90 minutes. Please wear comfortable clothing and be sure that you have a bit of time to relax and allow the therapy to sink in after your treatment.

New Patient Forms

Please fill out the following forms as appropriate and bring them with you to your first visit. Double-sided is fine and saves paper! It is helpful for us to have copies of recent records if you have been under the care of another provider. You can download and use our records request form to have records sent by your provider.

Patient Portal

We are pleased to offer a patient portal through Patient Fusion. This links to our electronic health record system. Via the portal, current patients can view lab results, upcoming and past appointments, care plans, medication and diagnosis lists, and send and receive secure Hipaa compliant messages with Dr. Van Dusen.