Scott & White MyChart gives you easy,
secure access to your health information
MYCHART
A patient portal is a web-based
program to make patients’
interactions with caregivers easier
and their healthcare management
more convenient. At Scott & White
Healthcare, the patient portal
MyChart is proving to be popular with
more than 51,000 active patients and
118,000 pending patients already
signing up since it launched last June!
Round Rock, the first healthcare
system region to launch the new
tool, experienced a higher than
expected enrollment rate, especially
among seniors. MyChart will be “live”
system wide this summer and is now
available in the Temple region, Round
Rock, and College Station. MyChart
is integrated into the healthcare
system’s electronic medical records
(EMR) system. It’s a user-friendly tool
for patients, and our staff is ready to
help you make the best use of it.
MyChart allows patients to securely
and easily track their laboratory
results, make appointments,
manage prescription requests, and
send e-mails to their doctors any
time of day. Patients can monitor
immunizations and blood pressure
readings and get test results for
cholesterol, blood sugar, and more—
all without waiting for a follow-up
phone call from their physicians’
offices. This is a tremendous timesaver for patients, whether they’re
focused on preventing disease or
managing a chronic illness. Patients
can also view and pay bills on
MyChart, and parents can manage
their children’s care online as well.
Nick Reddy, senior vice president of
Information Systems at Scott & White
Healthcare, says, “MyChart makes
access to healthcare information
and completing some tasks more
convenient. A strong correlation
exists between convenience and
better patient engagement, which
is one of the ultimate goals of
our organization.”
Registered users can also download
a MyChart application on their mobile
device or smart phone. Mr. Reddy
explains that, in the future, some
patient and physician interactions
may be an “e-visit,” an online
interaction instead of an in-person
office visit, if that’s medically
appropriate as determined by your
caregiver. “This is the future of
healthcare. As more people become
more mobile, their healthcare will as
well,” he says.
Creating a personalized account on
MyChart is easy. Ask for your activation
code from your doctor’s office. Then go
to sw.org/mychart and create an account
with a log-in name and password. You can
also find more information about MyChart at
sw.org/mychart before creating an account.
MyChart® is a registered trademark of Epic Systems Corporation.
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