University of Utah Health Care gives patients on-the-go access to medical records – Mychart

No more anxiously waiting on hold for a doctor’s office to make an appointment, refill a prescription, check test results or ask a question. All of that can now be done on-the-go.

MyChart https://mychart.med.utah.edu/mychart/default.asp?mode=stdfile&option=faq — an iPhone, iPad, iTouch application that provides easy access to medical records — made its local debut Thursday, to anyone who is a patient within the University of Utah Health Care system of hospitals and clinics.

Privately owned, Wisconsin-based Epic Systems http://www.epic.com/ manages the MyChart software, which houses a third of the nation’s medical records and is used by more than 20 organizations nationwide. The U. is the latest to join, providing the service free for patients who, according to Newman, have asked for added convenience in accessing their records.

By Wendy Leonard, Deseret News

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