20 hours ago Emory Decatur, Emory Hillandale, and Emory LTAC Patient Portal. This portal is specific for Emory Decatur Hospital, Emory Hillandale Hospital and Emory Long-Term Acute Care. If you need assistance with this Patient Portal, please call 404-501-1107. If you are calling after-hours 5:00 … >> Go To The Portal
If you’re not sure which portal you need to join, please contact your provider’s office or call the Patient Portal line at 404-727-8820, 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday. How do I sign up for the Emory Healthcare Patient Portal? For the Emory BLUE Patient Portal, contact your provider’s office, call us at 404-727-8820.
The Emory BLUE and GOLD Patient Portals are powered by Cerner Health (IQHealth). You will receive your invitation and notification emails from IQHealth regarding portal messages from Emory Healthcare (noreply@iqhealth.com). These notifications will alert you when you have new messages, but to protect your privacy they will not include the content.
The Emory Eye Center is transitioning all electronic access to eye health records to the Emory Eye Center Patient Portal; however, for now, you need to belong to both the Emory Eye Center Patient Portal and Emory BLUE Patient Portal to connect with us electronically.
On the Emory BLUE Patient Portal, screening tests used to initially diagnose HIV are not displayed. Tests used to diagnose a genetic condition, such as a disorder of blood clotting in your family, are not displayed in the portal.
To request access, please call 404-727-8820, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.– 5 p.m. ET. You may also contact your provider's office for an invitation. To request access, please call 404-778-2020, Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.– 5 p.m. ET. You may also contact your provider's office for an invitation.
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.
BLUE Portal Most of our patients will use this portal. Access this portal if you see an outpatient provider within the Emory Clinic or have been hospitalized at an Emory hospital. You can view a list of participating offices below to see if your provider uses the BLUE portal.
Patient portal apps typically allow patients to share their health records with providers, enabling them to gain a longitudinal view of their patient's health history. Like Epic's MyChart, some apps even allow patients to provide temporary access to their medical records via a code.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the earliest adopters of patient portals began offering electronic tools for patient-centered communication, often “tethered” to their integrated electronic health record system.
About one-quarter of individuals who did not view their patient portal within the past year reported concerns about privacy and security.. About 20 percent of individuals indicated the reason they did not access their patient portal was because they were uncomfortable with computers.
The Emory Mobile App Catalog has been in production since October 2014, but with a limited license for use by 1,000 users doing mobile app development, testing and focus groups. Now it is licensed for all Emory University and Emory Healthcare staff, faculty and students.
MYCHART IS PROVIDED BY EMORY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
October 1, 2022, Emory Healthcare will go live with Epic as its electronic medical record. With this transition, a new web portal called Emory Healthcare Link will also be available for external health care entities (e.g., referring providers).
Even though they should improve communication, there are also disadvantages to patient portals....Table of ContentsGetting Patients to Opt-In.Security Concerns.User Confusion.Alienation and Health Disparities.Extra Work for the Provider.Conclusion.
There are two main types of patient portals: a standalone system and an integrated service. Integrated patient portal software functionality usually comes as a part of an EMR system, an EHR system or practice management software. But at their most basic, they're simply web-based tools.
Patient portals have privacy and security safeguards in place to protect your health information. To make sure that your private health information is safe from unauthorized access, patient portals are hosted on a secure connection and accessed via an encrypted, password-protected logon.
Protecting your patients’ privacy and meeting regulations for HIPAA compliance is an essential part of your business. Apptoto’s automated appointment reminders and online scheduling for healthcare can enable you to send HIPAA-compliant appointment reminders and patient recall messaging.
Hi [Patient First Name] – this is a reminder of your upcoming appointment with Dr. Geller at Bright White Smiles on [Appointment Day] at [Appointment Time]. Reply 1 to Confirm, 2 to Cancel or 3 to Reschedule.
It’s time for you next cleaning with Dr. Geller/Dentist Name. Call 555-555-5555 or click here [Online Scheduling Link] to schedule your appointment.
Hi [Patient First Name] – this is a reminder of your upcoming appointment with Dr. Grey/Doctor Name at [Appointment Time] on [Appointment Day]. To reschedule, please call 555-555-5555
It’s time for your annual check-up. Schedule time with Dr. Carter/Doctor Name by calling 555-555-5555 or clicking here [Online Scheduling Link]
You have an appointment with Evan at Best Physical Therapy on [Appointment Date] from [Start Time] until [End Time]. Please wear loose fitting clothing. Reply 1 to Confirm or 2 to Reschedule.
You have a skin check exam scheduled with Dr. Day on [Appointment Date] at [Appointment Time]. Free parking is available in the Green parking garage on Levels 1-3. Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out new client paperwork. Reply 1 to Confirm, 2 to Cancel or 3 to Reschedule.
This type of reminders works best if you also also have a phone running Windows 10 because any reminders you set in your PC also gets stored in Cortana's notebook in your phone. Here are some examples:
The reminders appear on the lower right corner. You can choose to snooze or complete. Snooze lets you choose an amount of time, but next time is selected by default. You'll need to click one of the two buttons for the reminder to disappear.
There’s many reasons you might choose to use SMS as a communication channel for your patients.
Before you start sending appointment reminders to your patients via SMS messages, you’ll need your patients’ phone numbers. This may not be difficult to acquire, but obviously, it’s necessary.
Here’s how to schedule a patient text reminder using the TextSpot SMS software:
HIPPA/HITECH privacy and security is something to be taken very seriously. Violations can carry fines of up to $50,000. Phone calls don’t leave records like text messages, which makes the threat of privacy violations higher for SMS.