The myHealth@SC portal is a highly secure online application. It
gives patients the power to manage a copy of their personal health
record and makes it possible to expedite appointment check-ins by
completing and submitting forms online. Patients can download and
email immunizations history and other documents, as well as review
their medical records, including lab and test results, office
visits, physician notes, conditions, and medications.MyHealth@SC, powered by FollowMyHealth, is the latest innovation
from Springfield Clinic's technology subsidiary, Jardogs LLC.
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"We truly believe this tool will improve the patient's experience
at Springfield Clinic," says Robert Mulch, M.D., Springfield Clinic
medical director and specialist in Family Medicine at Springfield
Clinic Hillsboro. "Once patients start using these health record
management tools, they'll be better prepared for their office visit
and ultimately more engaged in their care. That will lead to better
health and improved medical outcomes."
Additionally, myHealth@SC users have the ability to request
appointments and prescription refills, as well as send and receive
messages from their doctor's office.
Patients can also receive appointment reminders and prescription
alerts through email and text messaging.
"We expect myHealth@SC to deliver real efficiency --- patients
and our offices both benefit from that," Dr. Mulch added. "By giving
patients the ability to take care of routine business like
immunization records, refills and forms in advance, our doctors will
have more time during the visit to focus on the patient's medical
needs."
Use of myHealth@SC is free and available to all Springfield
Clinic patients. Enrollment begins with a visit to any Springfield
Clinic office to verify the patient's identity. An email invitation
launches a series of electronic transactions that populate the
patient's myHealth@SC account with data from their medical record.
Once the account has been created, patients have access to all the
current features and functions of the application.
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"The ability to manage and update this information from the
privacy of their own homes is really the greatest draw for
patients," says Linda Meadows, director of Springfield Clinic's
health information management department. "Health information is
incredibly personal and private, and to be able to take charge of it
yourself, wherever you so choose, is something our patients really
appreciate."
Several enhancements are planned for future releases, including
the addition of an updated online bill pay feature.
Within the next year, other local health care institutions are
expected to use the FollowMyHealth technology to create their own
version of a patient portal, which will enable Springfield Clinic
patients to integrate their health records from multiple medical
facilities into a single personal repository.
For more information, visit
www.springfieldclinic.com, or
www.springfieldclinic.com/myHealthAtSC.
[Text from file received from
Springfield Clinic]
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