Have you ever wanted to send your doctor or healthcare provider an email regarding questions about your health? If your 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”.
ViewMyHealthRecords.com has recently completed the developed of our secure electronic messaging software making it possible for patients to communicate via email with their healthcare providers. This new communication is now mandatory for all physicians that have received financial incentives for meeting meaningful use stage II. 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.
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.
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.
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. If your healthcare provider is not currently providing online access to your health records then chances are they are not complying with these new federal guidelines. Granting online access to your health records is no longer an option but the law. To learn how you can access your health records online have your healthcare provider contact ViewMyHealthRecords.com.