somerville ma family practice patient portal

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What is Somerville Family Practice?

Our mission at Somerville Family Practice is to collaborate with you to help keep you healthy, treat you thoughtfully should you become ill, and coordinate your care if you need to see a specialist. Knowing our patients in the context of their family and community is a guiding principal of our practice and is of enormous advantage in caring for you wisely. We provide quality, compassionate care for every age and every stage. We practice medicine to preserve and protect your health now and for a healthy, happy lifetime.

What is EPIC in Somerville?

Somerville Family Practice has transitioned to EPIC, an electronic medical records system that allows us to easily coordinate your care with other medical institutions in the greater Boston area.

What age do you have to be to disclose medical information?

For Patients Who Are Minors: Due to federal and state confidentiality laws, patients who are between the ages of 14 and 17 are not required to disclose certain types of medical information to parents/legal guardians.

How old do you have to be to communicate with FPC?

Parents/guardians may communicate with FPC providers and staff as you always have until your child reaches age 18.

Can a parent/guardian be a portal authorized representative?

For this reason, we find it necessary to ask our patients in this age group to complete a consent form naming a parent/guardian as their portal authorized representative. Without this consent from the minor patient, we will not be able to give parents/guardians access to the minor's portal. (Click the link below to access the form.)