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What is the new Piedmont Health Portal?

As a Piedmont Health patient, you can have access to your own medical history. This Piedmont Health Portal is now available to all Piedmont Health patients. The SECURE website lets you: • View My Piedmont Chart Patient Portal • Communicate securely with your healthcare team • Get lab results • And more!

What can I do as a Piedmont health patient?

If the work is performed, the refraction charge is viable. Refraction Fee is $30.00 (2015-current) In most cases when a patient is new to an ophthalmology practice, a refraction is performed to establish a baseline of the patient’s best corrected visual acuity, the refractive power of the eye, and if applicable prescribing purposes.

How do I file an insurance claim at Piedmont Eye Center?

Get answers to your medical questions from the comfort of your own home. Access your test results. No more waiting for a phone call or letter – view your results as soon as they are available*. Request prescription refills. Send a refill request for any of your refillable medications. Manage your appointments. Schedule your next appointment ...

What is a refraction eye exam?

If a patient’s vision is less than 20/20 on the visual acuity exam, it is common practice to perform a refraction to determine the full vision capability of the eye, a necessary component for ruling out disease and pathology. Refractions can be obtained in several ways.

What is a medical record?

2. Records that have previously been transferred to another practitioner or health care provider or provided to the patient or his personal representative; or. 3. Records that are required by contractual obligation or federal law to be maintained for a longer period of time.

Does Piedmont Eye Center charge for postage?

Piedmont Eye Center will impose a reasonable cost-based fee, which shall include only the cost of supplies for and labor of copying the requested information, postage when the individual request that such information be mailed, and preparation of an explanation or summary of such information as agreed to by the individual including any person with authority to act on behalf of the individual who is the subject of the health record.

Why do you need a refraction?

In most cases when a patient is new to an ophthalmology practice, a refraction is performed to establish a baseline of the patient’s best corrected visual acuity, the refractive power of the eye, and if applicable prescribing purposes.

How long do you have to keep a medical record?

MEDICAL RECORD RETENTION. Regulations of the Board (18VAC85-20-26) state that practitioners must maintain a patient record for a minimum of six years following the last patient encounter with the following exceptions: 1.

Is refraction covered by insurance?

Typically, a refraction measurement is not covered by insurance. Performing a refraction measurement for best corrected vision means the patient is charged for a refraction measurement. If the work is performed, the refraction charge is viable.

What is subjective refraction?

The most common for adults is a subjective refraction. A phoropter is placed in front of the patient and a selection of lenses are shown. The patient chooses the clearest lens selection and a refractive power is documented. A glasses or contact lens prescription may be written from this information.