Sutter Health has released a free app for patients to access their personal medical records on-the-go.
With this release, Sutter Health has become the first health system in California to offer "MyChart for the iPhone," an application powered by Epic.
"To help patients stay connected with their doctors and health information, Sutter Health commits to investing in cutting-edge medical technologies that increase access to excellent, high quality care and empower patients in their personal health management," said Jeff Burnich, M.D., senior vice president and executive officer of Sutter Medical Network.
This application provides a Sutter Health network patient instant access to his or her electronic health record directly from an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. This offers a lot of convenience to the patients as it allows them to send a secure message to their doctor, check lab and test results, view appointments, receive health reminders and access a health summary.
"As our patients embark on a new year of wellness goals, Sutter Health is proud to be their partner in health and introduce new ways to help them manage their personal health. Through the MyChart app, we're giving patients the tools they need right at their fingertips," said Albert Chan, M.D., family medicine physician with Sutter-affiliated Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
"Access to the MyChart app complements a variety of unique patient needs and lifestyles. With the ability to view personal health data and connect a patient with his or her health care provider – where and when they need to – we're putting a patient's health record in the palms of his or her hands."
According to a release, Sutter's My Health Online is available to patients of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (Alameda, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties), Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation (Alameda and Contra Costa counties), Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation (San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, and Lake counties), Sutter Gould Medical Foundation (Stanislaus, San Joaquin, and Merced counties), and Sutter Medical Foundation (Amador, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties).
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