state of alabama health department patient portal

How does the patient portal work in Alabama?

Welcome to the Alabama Department of Public Health's Patient Portal. The Portal enables real-time collaboration between patients, providers and referring physicians to better manage your illnesses and treatments, allowing you and your provider to share healthcare information in a highly secure environment.

What is the ADPH patient portal?

The ADPH Patient Portal enables real-time collaboration between patients, providers and referring physicians to better manage your illnesses and treatments, allowing you and your provider to share healthcare information in a highly secure environment. Visit Patient Portal to learn more and use the service.

What can the Portal do for me?

The Portal enables real-time collaboration between patients, providers and referring physicians to better manage your illnesses and treatments, allowing you and your provider to share healthcare information in a highly secure environment.

What is one health record® – Alabama?

Welcome to One Health Record® – Alabama’s Health Information Exchange. Imagine having the ability to quickly and easily pull medical history, demographic information and key details about patients, all within a secure environment! One Health Record® uses a combination of safeguards to protect patient health information.

What is ADPH portal?

The ADPH Patient Portal enables real-time collaboration between patients, providers and referring physicians to better manage your illnesses and treatments, allowing you and your provider to share healthcare information in a highly secure environment. Visit Patient Portal to learn more and use the service.

What is an EHR?

Electronic Health Record. The Electronic Health Record (EHR) is a computer-based clinic management system. EHR created and maintains an electronic version of a clinic patient’s paper chart in real-time, and it is accessible statewide.

Is EHR compatible with scanners?

EHR is compatible with scanners to scan in drivers licenses for the banner on the screen and insurance cards, signature pads for patients’ use, and bar code scanners for inventory control! All of this allows us to: Streamline the appointment process and clerical procedures.

What is the phone number for Alabama testing?

This lists and dashboard map may not reflect all collection sites in Alabama. Call the testing site for additional information before visiting or call 1-800-270-7268 for testing sites and hours of operation near you. All Events.

When is the Safer Apart order in Alabama?

Safer Apart Emergency Order - Alabama is under an amended Safer Apart Order effective April 9 at 5 p.m. until May 5 at 5 p.m. View this order and other COVID-19 related emergency actions by state agencies on our Legal website.

COVID-19 Testing

If you have symptoms of COVID-19, you should get tested with a nasal test. If you have been exposed to COVID-19 but do not have symptoms you should wait at least 3-4 days after exposure before getting tested. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) recommendation for testing is a PCR (nasal swab) test only.

Testing Criteria

As commercial labs have continued to increase their capacity for testing for the virus causing COVID-19 disease, the ADPH Bureau of Clinical Laboratories (BCL) has refocused its testing efforts.

Testing Process

If testing will be conducted at ADPH BCL, the healthcare provider collects a nasopharyngeal, nasal, or oral specimen. The specimen is then put in a viral transport medium and shipped to the State Laboratory for testing. The average time from receipt of the specimen at the BCL to reporting results is usually between 24 to 72 hours.

Home COVID-19 Tests

Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order four free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.

Testing Sites

Our COVID-19 Data and Surveillance Dashboard and COVID-19 Table provides a list of testing sites in Alabama. These facilities have reported to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) that they are collecting specimens for COVID-19. The lists and dashboard map may not reflect all collection sites in Alabama.

Waiting For Test Results

After persons are tested for COVID-19, they should go home to self-isolate and remain there until their results are reported to them by their healthcare provider. They are not to go anywhere other than home. If a person is being tested for COVID-19 and hospitalized, they will be in isolation prescribed by the facility's Infection Control Office.

Persons with a Laboratory Confirmed Case of COVID-19 or Close Contacts of a Case

If you are diagnosed with COVID-19 or have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19, an employee (case investigator) from the health department might call you. Depending on which of these groups you fall under (case and/or contact) you may receive one or more calls.