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Patient Portal Our patient portals are a convenient way to securely view your personal health information and interact with Penn State Health. They play a key role in your heath care - providing a 24/7 connection to the information you need to make better decisions.
Access your health record at Columbus Regional Healthcare System or at one of the Columbus Regional Healthcare Network physician practices through the convenient patient portal. It’s free, secure, and easy to use. Calls to the hospital regarding your patient portal will be returned within 72 hours.
Our Patient Portal allows you to make requests (for medical records, prescription refills, and specialist referrals), correspond with your doctor (send them a message and book an appointment), view your lab results, update your personal information, and view a summary of your visits.
MyInterMed Patient Portal MyInterMed is a secure, web-based program that allows you to communicate directly with your care team about non-urgent matters at your convenience. It directly connects you to portions of your electronic medical record, the same used by your physician. Log in: MyInterMed Username Recovery or Password Reset
A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient, 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection. Using a secure username and password, patients can view health information such as: Recent doctor visits. Discharge summaries. Medications.Sep 29, 2017
FINDINGS. Nearly 40 percent of individuals nationwide accessed a patient portal in 2020 – this represents a 13 percentage point increase since 2014.Sep 21, 2021
Background. Engaging patients in the delivery of health care has the potential to improve health outcomes and patient satisfaction. Patient portals may enhance patient engagement by enabling patients to access their electronic medical records (EMRs) and facilitating secure patient-provider communication.
Not only is the patient portal a convenient place for patients and providers to communicate, but it is also the place patients go to understand their personal health. Here, patients can review their care plan so that they can adhere to it more easily and gain instant access to test results in real-time.Jul 21, 2020
If your provider offers a patient portal, you will need a computer and internet connection to use it. Follow the instructions to register for an account. Once you are in your patient portal, you can click the links to perform basic tasks. You can also communicate with your provider's office in the message center.Aug 13, 2020
The researchers found no demographic differences among nonusers who said that a technology hurdle, lack of internet access or no online medical record was the reason why they did not make use of a patient portal.May 14, 2019
What are the Top Pros and Cons of Adopting Patient Portals?Pro: Better communication with chronically ill patients.Con: Healthcare data security concerns.Pro: More complete and accurate patient information.Con: Difficult patient buy-in.Pro: Increased patient ownership of their own care.Feb 17, 2016
The purpose of HIE is to promote the appropriate and secure access and retrieval of a patient's health information to improve the cost, quality, safety and speed of patient care.
Most of the portal interventions used tailored alerts or educational resources tailored to the patient's condition. Patient portal interventions lead to improvements in a wide range of psychobehavioral outcomes, such as health knowledge, self-efficacy, decision making, medication adherence, and preventive service use.
Further, portals help providers educate their patients and prepare them for future care encounters. When patients have access to their health data, they are better informed, and have the potential to generate deep and meaningful conversations regarding patient wellness during doctor's appointments.May 13, 2016
Using the portal has enabled the organization to be more transparent and interactive with patients, and to proactively send patients the information they need. The clinic promoted the portal to patients as a more efficient means of getting care and service.
Takeaways: Patient portals facilitate patient engagement in healthcare decisions, improve communication, and streamline care. Less than one-third of patients access patient portals to view their medical data. Nurses can improve patient portal use by explaining the benefits and providing education.Dec 20, 2021
Click the “Enroll Now” button to register for access to your personal health record.
Click the link below to sign up for your patient’s admissions, transfers, and discharges from Columbus Regional Healthcare System.
e-Prescribing, or Electronic Prescriptions, is a great benefit for our patients and the community. Your provider can send prescriptions to your pharmacy of choosing directly from your bedside or during your office visit. Benefits include, enhanced patient safety and improved efficiency for the pharmacy as well as the patient.
CareSelect Imaging – Open Access is a freely available web application accessible by providers and their proxies to consult Clinical Decision Support and generate the required AUC Information for a payable claim for all advanced imaging exams as required by CMS PAMA Mandate starting 2022.
Your doctor's office will provide you with a username and password to give you Patient Portal access. You can also get access by calling our Customer Service Department at (614) 423-6916 or toll-free at (844) 245-5538.
In an effort to prevent the spread of disease, we are working to offer virtual Telehealth visits instead of in-person visits for certain situations.
In order to save time at your first appointment, we highly encourage you to fill out the relevant forms beforehand and bring them with you to your appointment. For our new and existing patients, we have provided Central Ohio Primary Care Patient forms for you to download. Download Patient Forms
If you have forgotten your username or password, please follow the link below to recover your account.
After setting up your account, download the free “Healow” app or “Healow Kids” app to access portions of your electronic medical record on the go.
Trouble accessing your existing MyInterMed account? Call (207) 774-5816, Option 4 to speak with a Patient Services Representative.
A patient will use this portal, if you have been hospitalized at Hampden Medical Center, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center or St. Joseph Medical Center. Most patients who attend a Penn State Health Medical Group in Dauphin and Cumberland counties will use this portal. Please call your outpatient clinic to verify.
Patients of Holy Spirit Medical Center, or any of their outpatient clinics, will use MyChart as their patient portal. View participating clinics.
Patients who live in Berks County, and who have attended a Penn State Health outpatient clinic in this area, will use this portal. View participating clinics.
Patients of Andrews Patel will use Care Space as their patient portal.
Patients of All About Children will use Your Health File as their patient portal.
Patients of Berks Cardiology will use Follow My Health as their patient portal.
Patients of Penn State Health Medical Group – Pulmonary (PCCMA) will use healow as their patient portal.