Penn Medicine patients can also sign up for myPennMedicine online.
UPHS is one of nearly 40 health systems representing hundreds of hospitals that are participating in the program.įor more information on Health Records, visit. “An app like this provides patients an opportunity to be at the center of their care in a new way, which we hope will improve overall patient engagement – and ultimately improve patient outcomes,” Restuccia said. Features for making appointments and communicating with doctors remain available to Penn Medicine patients through myPennMedicine, the health system’s online portal, which is used by nearly 500,000 patients. The new feature allows patients to view their records on their phones. Once patients sign up and update to iOS 11.3 on their iPhone, they can tap on the health record icon to see all of their available medical data from multiple Penn healthcare organizations, as well as other participating institutions, in one convenient view. Health Records data are encrypted and protected with the user’s iPhone passcode. Patients will also receive notifications when their records are updated. The information available to patients via the app includes allergies, medical conditions, immunizations, lab results such as cholesterol readings, current and past medications, procedures, and vitals. “This new feature brings together their data from multiple sources and will allow the patient to better understand and monitor their health associated with all participating patient care locations, have more knowledgeable and productive conversations with their physicians, and make healthcare decisions more effectively.” “Many patients receive the majority of their care within UPHS and sometimes receive their care at alternative health systems,” said Michael Restuccia, senior vice president and chief information officer at Penn Medicine. The system’s physicians and leaders call the new effort an important step for patient engagement, which they hope will impact outcomes by providing patients an easy way to access crucial health information no matter where they are. Penn Medicine includes six hospitals, ten multispecialty medical centers, a rehabilitation network, numerous pharmacies and labs, and hundreds of affiliated physicians throughout the Philadelphia region. PHILADELPHIA – A new feature has put medical records drawn from hospitals and outpatient clinics across the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) into patients’ own hands. The new feature, health records on iPhone, is an new addition to the Apple Health app.
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