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As a service to our patients, Community Care Physicians has purchased rights to use the iHealth personal health record system. This is a free service to our patients and will assist them in communicating with their physician’s office via the Internet.
Please take a few minutes to read the information below and better understand iHealth and personal health records (PHR). Once completed, you can access the iHealth portal via the iHealth icon below and follow the instructions to establish your PHR.
What is iHealth?
iHealth is a secure way for patients to create a personal health record (PHR) and to communicate with their physician(s). It should not be used to communicate urgent or health/medical information of an emergent nature.
What is a Personal Health Record? (PHR)
Like the medical records in your physician’s office, the PHR is a record that contains your personal medical information and history. This information can be extensive or just a summary of key health information.
What are the benefits of iHealth and a PHR?
The PHR summarizes your health information and makes it available via the Internet. The Internet allows you, and anyone else you authorize, to see your past medical history. It provides a secure way to access important health information when you are on vacation or out of town and need this information at your fingertips. The iHealth site is secure and will allow only those health professionals you authorize to access your information. The iHealth portal can also be used to communicate medication renewal requests, ask general questions of the physician’s office or communicate important information to your physician. It should not be used for matters of an urgent or emergent nature.
To create your own personal health record you need to go to the
iHealth icon below and enter the iHealth website.
Please follow the instructions to set up your secure account and enter the appropriate information into your personal health record (PHR). This is a free service. Community Care Physicians contracts with iHealth to provide its patients with this type of communication and service.
Please read this information before registering with iHealth:
- When you set up your iHealth account, you should indicate who can have access to your health information. In most cases you will want your personal physician to have access. Your personal physician must agree to participate with iHealth before you can communicate with him/her via this portal. This may take a day or two to establish the linkage. You should let your physician know of your desire to use the iHealth PHR.
- The iHealth web site is sponsored by a company called MEDEM. If you use a spam filtering system on your computer, you may need to modify and authorize this company into your email and computer.
- The iHealth web site is not managed or maintained by Community Care Physicians or any of its physician office sites.
By clicking on the iHealth link
and signing up for an iHealth account,
I agree to the terms of service as stated above.
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