MyChart, the online patient portal that allows patients or their parents to access health information from Epic, recently underwent significant improvements and enhancements.
Now, patient families can:
- Sign up for MyChart in their doctors’ offices and receive access the same day (with a few exceptions
- Request, confirm and cancel appointments online
- Review appointment history, chronic illnesses, medical and surgical history, allergies, medications and after-visit summaries
- Email non-urgent medical questions to providers
- Request prescription renewals online
- Complete medical questionnaires prior to appointments
The increased use of MyChart by Texas Children’s patient families will help providers stay connected to their patients, improve patient care and save time.
Here’s how:
- MyChart is an effective tool for patient engagement, leading to better outcomes. The more patient families are involved in their care, the better their outcomes.
- MyChart allows easy login – whether on a computer or a smart phone – so patient families can see their health information and review comments from their physicians.
- MyChart enhances how physicians communicate directly with their patients, by allowing conversations to occur online and at times that are convenient for the physician and the patient. This direct communication helps patient families feel connected to their care providers.
- MyChart improves the patient experience by allowing easier access to their health information, such as after visit summaries, immunization histories and more.
- MyChart promotes efficiency by decreasing the need for printing, mailing and faxing patient information.
“We are excited about the changes that have been made to MyChart during the last six months,” said Dr. Joan Shook, Texas Children’s chief clinical information officer. “Now it’s time for us to enlist all the Texas Children’s medical staff and employees to help us encourage our patient families to sign up and use MyChart.”
If you want to watch the MyChart video outside of the organization on our YouTube channel, click here.
For more information about MyChart, visit the links below:
My Chart Overview
Clinical MyChart Workflows
Workflow and Instructions for Responding to Patient Emails
Details about Outpatient After Visit Summary (AVS)
Results Release
Results Release Tip Sheet
eLearning Results Release Tutorial
PowerPoint Results Release Tutorial
Details about Blocked Lab Results and Sharing Letters
Details about History Questionnaires
Functionality for the Teen Patient and Teen Proxy