Improving Health Electronically: Benefits of Electronic Health Records
How can electronic health records improve a patient’s health? When a network of providers have access to medical records that can be easily shared, that’s how. Just imagine the efficiency, time savings, cost savings and even the possible life-saving information that is at the doctor’s fingertips in event of an emergency.
John C. Lincoln Health Network launched its electronic medical record, JCL Connect, in March 2012. With the vast number of primary care locations, hospitals, medical imaging offices, labs and other facilities in the Valley, establishing one record for each patient that can be easily shared speaks volumes. Having one record allows John C. Lincoln doctors to offer efficient care to their patients; they can see labs, procedures and consult notes from specialists and provide optimal care based on all the information they have access to in their electronic record.
Not only do our electronic medical records allow our physicians to provide more efficient care, but patients of the John C. Lincoln Physician Network can access their personal health care records via the patient portal, JCL MyChart.
With JCL MyChart, patients can manage their health information from a computer, tablet, iPhone or Android at any time. Advantages include receiving many tests and lab results online with no waiting for a phone call or letter; reviewing your medications, allergies, immunizations and health history; requesting and confirming appointments; requesting prescription refills; conveniently and securely messaging staff at your health care provider’s office, from the health care provider to the medical assistant to the billing office; and reviewing health education topics and post-visit instructions provided by your health care provider.
You also can link your children’s or elderly parents’ accounts to your own for convenient access to their appointments, immunization records, growth charts and more.
Aaron Boor D.O. is the lead physician builder of JCL Connect. jclmychart.com
