Have you ever wanted to send your doctor or healthcare provider an email regarding questions about your health? If you are like most people you have thought about this but the chances of your doctor providing their personal email to communicate is probably “nil and none”.
With the recent roll out of meaningful use stage II, healthcare providers are now required to give their patients access in allowing them to communicate through secure messaging. Patients will notice a new look and feel at ViewMyHealthRecords.com when they login in to view their health records. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is requiring health care providers that file for “meaningful use” to provide online electronic health record access to their patients. In an effort to increase the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHR), the federal government is requiring that all hospitals and doctors that have received incentive dollars from the federal government to comply with the rules. (CMS) requires that all hospitals and doctors provide their patients online access to their health records.
Communicating with your healthcare provider has never been easier. Secure messaging is just like sending an email but the secure message is encrypted to prevent any unauthorized access to your message to your healthcare provider. The objective of secure messaging is to enable communication between patients and health care providers on relevant health information. In order for physicians to comply with Meaningful Use Stage II more than 5 percent of unique patients (or their authorized representatives) seen by the healthcare provider must send a secure message during the reporting period. This new communication is now mandatory for all physicians that have received financial incentives for meeting meaningful use stage II.
Secure electronic messaging can play an important role in improving patient access to health care providers. Other benefits of electronic messaging include the ability to address patient questions and concerns, the ability for patients to make requests for prescription refills and the overall ability for healthcare providers to better monitor their patients. Secure messaging can be used to coordinate care in between patient visits. When it comes to accessing your health records online our team of professionals utilize the latest technology to ensure you can access your health records and have peace of mind in knowing that your data is protected. Thousands of healthcare professionals trust ViewMyHealthRecords.com to provide their patients 24/7 access to their health record.