Kept on file at your physician’s office, your health record contains your health history, including lab results, radiology and cardiology testing, diagnosis history, procedures, immunizations and medications. By maintaining this vital data in a central location, physicians can easily refer to your personal information upon each visit and add updates to effectively maintain your clinical health history.
As technology continues to advance, Electronic Health Records, or EHRs, are becoming an increasingly important component of quality health care and are replacing the paper “charts” you are used to seeing at your physician’s office. Now you will see your physician and medical assistants accessing your health record from portable, secure wireless laptops.
Electronic Health Records offer a number of advantages to our patients:
- Adherence to national standards for health care reform - Central Ohio Primary Care began its adoption of electronic health records three years ago – well ahead of the current national trend toward EHR adoption.
- Facilitates more effective preventive medicine practices - Through data analysis of patient health trends, disease states and health conditions, we are better able to prevent medical issues before they begin.
- Interfaces with outside agencies to receive real-time medical results.
- Allows for remote access to your health chart for all Central Ohio Primary Care physicians - Through remote access, any Central Ohio Primary Care physician you see can review your health record, resulting in better, more personalized care.
- Provides access to your health record at the Central Ohio Primary Care Same Day Care Center - In case of an emergency or when your physician’s office is closed, the Same Day Center physicians have access to your personal health record, again resulting in better patient care.
And, rest assured, your privacy is important to us. All electronic health records are stored on a secure central server, which can only be accessed by Central Ohio Primary Care staff with a legitimate login and password. To learn more about your personal health information, read our Notice of Privacy Practices.