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Benefits of a Patient Portal

Offer your patients the benefit of completing past medical history and other confidential medical information from the convenience of their home with a patient portal. Both patients and physicians have found significant value in establishing an electronic communication tool. In a recent survey, 72% of 18-65 year old individuals indicated they would use an online tool to communicate with their physician and 84% would like to complete their medical forms prior to their appointment.

Physician Benefits:

• Securely communicate with your patients, sharing clinical results.
• Save your staff time and reduce administrative costs.
• Reduce phone calls and maximize front desk efficiency.
• Your patients have the ability to update their demographics and insurance information prior to their appointments.
• Manage appointment requests and prescription refills without a phone call.
• Exchange messages and save communication to your patient's medical chart.
• Engage your patient with their medical care and treatment plan.
• Bill for e-Visits (based on insurance).

Patient Benefits:

• Create and update demographics and insurance information.
• Update patient medical history with recent medications, hospitalizations, specialists visits, and allergies.
• Complete and share individual and family health information.
• Request appointments, prescriptions and refills.
• Obtain reviewed and approved test results .
• Request patient education information.
• View account balances and payments.