Friday, May 30, 2014

Enter the Cyber Era

I went to my primary care physician today.  Since I have used them, maybe starting 2006 or 2007, they have had an electronic medical record.  They would print up a report on my report, so I had a copy of my record.   I liked that.

More recently, they have been able to electronically send my prescriptions to my preferred pharmacy. I like that!

Today, I set myself up to participate in their patient portal:  They will send me an email so I can access information about my visits.  I can email them for appointments, refills, and to ask questions.

They gave me options re: hard copy and letters (which is what they did in the past), text, voicemail and email. Email makes so much sense to me.  I am delighted with this new service.

I have not had a primary care physician I like this much since in the late 1970s.  Only then, they were called family practice doctors.  Things sure have changed.

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