Save Time and Money Using Patient Portal

A Patient Portal is an easy to use web-based communication tool, that can be safe to use if set up properly. The demand for patient portal is increasing day by day as the patients are getting more aware with the technology. People prefer to be self severed over human assistance. Adopting a Patient Portal will help you increase your healthcare practice efficiencies, as it allows patients to access their own information. The staff can save a huge amount of time that is spent on patient's record, as the patients themselves can access their information including labs and diagnostics, health maintenance reminders and procedure due dates. Patient portals benefit both patients and health care providers by increasing efficiency and productivity. Benefit to Patients: The patients are benefited as they can communicate electronically, from any computer on a simple request to their healthcare practice. Benefit to Healthcare Providers: Healthcare offices can increase the efficiency of their office as they are not being tied up with the telephones the all day, and thus they can work over other task more efficiently. Patient Portal can further automate the medical offices along side its EMR software. It has also got time and money saving features. Some more features of patient portal are: • It's web-based software using java technology. • Accessible any time with just a username and password. • Intake forms or demographic information integration. • Access to subjective portion of SOAP note. • Appointment requests • Sending and receiving of messages to doctors and staff • Lab test and lab results • Prescription refills from the current list of prescriptions • Full Practice Management and Electronic Medical Record Software integration • Web site integrated Depending on the communication format you choose, a Patient Portal can serve as a communication tool and information portal to complete office paperwork, request medical records and refills, check co-pays or fee balances, and update demographic information. You can set up patient access within your office through a personal computer and use it self-check in, completion of forms, updating of health histories, and more. Patient portal technology can be tailored to fit needs and preferences. Implementing a patient portal along with your EMR can save you and your patient an incredible amount of time. Patient Portal systems are easy to use and offer the patient direct access into their medical record.