2013 has been met with an increased consumer demand for health information technology. Approximately and 40 percent of U.S. physicians in ambulatory practice offer some sort of patient portal technology. At the same time, it is estimated that 50% of U.S. hospitals provide some type of patient portal technology. Patient portals are Web-based applications enabling patients to access their health records.
Patient portal adoption and is accelerating dramatically across the U.S., driven by Stage 2 MU requirements. Hospitals are scheduled to comply with Stage 2 MU requirements starting in October 2013. Physicians in ambulatory practices are scheduled to comply with Stage 2 MU requirements starting January 2014. The idea behind patient portals is to encourage patients to become actively involved with their healthcare through the use of technology.
ViewMyHealthRecords.com continues to lead the market in offering technology that enables patients to securely access their health records online 24/7. ViewMyHealthRecords.com focuses 100% of our technology into securing patient health data. When it comes to accessing your health records online, ViewMyHealthRecords.com provides the industry’s most user friendly software. Physicians have a choice when selecting their online health record company. To date, thousands of physicians trust ViewMyHealthRecords.com to provide the link between their patients and their health records.
When it comes to online access, ViewMyHealthRecords.com understands that there are different levels of skill and computer expertise with patients. As we develop new software, the key is to make accessing a patient’s health record easy for all ages. Our support team receives emails each week from patients that admit they are not computer savvy but find accessing their health records to be simple and very straight forward. After all, what good is having access to your health records if it’s just too complicated to navigate?
If you currently do not have access to your health records then have your doctor contact ViewMyHealthRecords.com today.