THE PLUSES OF A
PATIENT PORTAL MYCHART OFFERS POWERFUL TOOLS FOR MANAGING YOUR HEALTH INFORMATION.
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n the past, paper medical records were largely inaccessible to patients. Today, healthcare providers often store information such as health history, diagnoses, treatments, medications and billing and payments digitally. This electronic health information can be securely shared, creating opportunities for patients to participate in their own care. In October, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Somerset became the first acute care hospital in the RWJBarnabas Health (RWJBH) system to go live with a patient engagement platform called MyChart. Sometimes referred to as a portal,
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