I used to get a summary of the in-person visit and instructions for a future visit and lab work at the end of the in-person visit, but this time I had to print it out with my paper and my ink and not theirs. Grrr!
Why did you have to print it out? All my health history documents remain online on MyChart; I can see them anytime I log on.
I can’t say much because Yvonne likes to do that too. I think it’s a matter of comparing one visit to another and it’s easier to do with hard copy. and she can write on it as she see’s fit.
Believe it or not, I have all (yes, "all") of my medical visits, surgeries, prescription meds and vitamins I take, on a USB that I done thru Word. My records go all the way back to my hospital/knee injury stay at the Yokosuka, Japan Naval Hospital in early 1970. Now, after my wife has a virtual visit with her doctor, I will log-in to her account and print out her lab results and what her doctor has stated to her. But, her printouts don't go back nearly as far as mine do.
I have MyChart for the care I get through University of Virginia (I really like it, especially to compare lab results over periods of time.) But my non-UVA urologist is not on MyChart, and his system is strictly for electronic communications/appointment requests...there is no data from visits, even a summary. It's a 3rd party app...it actually sucks. The same goes for my non-UVA gastroenterologist and non-UVA foot doctor, although I think the G.I. website has my records on it, but the foot doctor doesn't. All doctors do have a way to access the MyHealth records. And I always ask them to send stuff to my UVA GP to enter into MyHealth, but I don't recall seeing any of the "other doctor's" stuff on my patient portal.
I don't mind the patient portal. That's kind of nice for asking questions, getting test results, and keeping up on appointments and such, but I don't have any interest in telehealth appointments.
I like the ability to log in from home and verify/update my records before I have an appointment so that I don't have to show up early to do it.
@John Brunner. My MyChart has option to give wall on my care team access to MyChart. My kidney doctor is considered not a member of team.
I'm getting the impression that the MyChart software is being used pretty commonly these days. I once thought it was exclusive to my provider.
I've had it since 2017 but all options weren't in original package. I got it when I was in the hospital for heart event.
I thought the same thing...that it was a proprietary UVA product. I'm finding that most practices use 3rd party stuff. Every app but MyHealth seems to be for nothing more than appointments, messages to doctors, and electronic payments...or maybe for just one of those things. But even MyHealth hides lots of details from the patient. There was darned little detail regarding my skin cancer...from diagnosis to surgery, all I see are the visits but nothing on the diagnosis and no details after the procedure. The same holds true about my urology visits. On the flip side, I don't think there's anything missing at all from visits to my GP, from test results to his written summary...but he's typing the entire duration of the exam.
I have, so far, refused any and all "remote" appointments. If I don't need contact with a provider, I can, for the most part, treat myself. I believe remote blood pressure and blood glucose are available in some areas, More extensive blood work has not reached that point that I know about, and, of course, imaging and invasive procedures can't be done at home. My wife has dealt remotely with several remote sites during the pandemic. When electronic medical records began, all entries had to be encrypted and could only be accessed over secure sites. That is no longer the case. It ended with Obamacare, and now pretty much anyone with knowledge can access your medical records. It was originally opened up to the government and insurance companies, but then other providers were added as well. Medical privacy can no longer be achieved. That said, I think it would not be a bad thing to have "Medicare/Medicaid Clinics" supported by the government and provided either through a contractor or directly funded by the government, similar to the VA and IHS does now. There are many people on Medicare particularly who have difficulty finding a doctor to serve them if their income is too high for Medicaid. I think this would lift some of the burden of charity care from private hospitals and clinics, and at the same time get medical care to people who have paid for it for their entire working lives but are unable to obtain it.