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Connect with your patients online through a secure, EMR-integrated rheumatology patient portal.
With the industry’s recent push towards patient-centered care, alongside the EHR Incentive Program encouraging doctors to engage with patients more, the need for having online rheumatology patient portal software is increasing. Additionally, patients are often turning to Internet resources to carry out their own research, making the case for implementing a specialty specific online portal strong.
The IMS’ online healthcare rheumatology patient portal is a fully integrated solution that facilitates the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients. Our online portal allows patients to access their personal health records anywhere, at a time convenient to them, through a device that is connected to the Internet. Through the online rheumatology portal, patients may update their personal information and complete integrated health forms prior to visiting their doctor. This helps to reduce office waiting times, allowing both staff and patients to make better use of their time.
Online Healthcare Rheumatology Patient Portal Features:
- Secure, password-protected access
- Online patient registration
- Ability to view and request appointments
- Prescription refill request
- Visit summaries & medication history
- Online bill pay
- Rheumatology patient education resources
- Secure patient messaging system
Healthcare Rheumatology Patient Portal Benefits:
- Full integration with EMR/PM systems
- Reduces clerical and administrative work
- Increases rheumatology patient engagement and satisfaction
- Eliminates data entry errors
- Improves productivity and office management
- Increases collections
- Streamlines patient-physician communication
- Improves safety and compliance
Patient Intake Forms: With patients entering data prior to entering the office, you can avoid long wait times at check-in while patients fill out lengthy registration forms and front desk staff having to enter the data into the EMR. With our online healthcare rheumatology portal, patients are able to take care of their own paperwork before they come to the office. This not only helps to alleviate staff workload, but it also helps to reduce manual data entry errors which often occur.
Appointment Requests: Patients value the ease of online self-service features that eliminates the requirement for them to have to make a phone call. Through the online rheumatology portal, patients use a simple booking system to request appointments at their own convenience. This saves time for the patient and for staff who need to spend less time on the phone for booking patient appointments.
Medication Refill Requests: Rather than patients calling the office for prescription refills and employees then calling the refill into the patient’s pharmacy, requests for medication refills can be submitted directly through the online rheumatology portal. This quick and simple process is convenient for patients and allows doctors and staff to reduce the amount of administrative tasks.
Referral Requests: In order for insurance companies to cover specialist services, patients often need to collect referrals from doctors. Our online healthcare rheumatology portal has a feature that allows patients to bypass doctor’s office visits or phone calls by requesting online referral authorizations. If a visit is required, the patient can be contacted for an appointment, otherwise, doctors can authorize referrals through the rheumatology patient portal or EMR and send it to patients electronically.
Online Bill Pay: Reduce staff workload and get paid faster through our online bill pay feature. Patients are able to view their statements, make payments, and even contact you through the secure messaging system should they have questions about their rheumatology bill.
Patient Portal Chief Complaint Input Screen
IMS’ EMR-integrated rheumatology patient portal allows patients to enter information about their chief complaint, in addition to what their expectations are for their next appointment. This data will then be transmitted directly to the EMR. From the portal, the patient can select visit chief complaint field and enter details concerning their complaint.Benefits
- Streamline the documentation process
- Improve accuracy of EHR data
- Make better use of your time with rheumatology patients
Patient Portal Current Medications Input Screen
IMS’ rheumatology patient portal includes a Current Medications input screen that allows patients to inform you of the medications that they are currently taking. Patients can add data on their medications such as over-the-counter medicines, vitamin supplements, herbal remedies and others. Your patients can also add comments to the data including the reasons for taking that medication and the dosage they are taking.Benefits
- Know the medications your rheumatology patients are taking
- Improve accuracy and completeness of EHR data
- Prevent drug-drug and drug-allergy interactions
Patient Portal My Appointments Past & Future
The My Appointments screen in the IMS’ rheumatology patient portal allows patients to directly request appointments online, and easily access information on any upcoming appointments (including their doctor’s names and dates and times of appointments). Patients also have options to cancel appointments, in addition to viewing the history of past appointments.Benefits
- Streamline the rheumatology appointment scheduling process
- Reduce no-shows and last-minute cancellations
- Make better use of staff resources
Patient Portal My Care Plans & Patient Handouts
Rheumatology patient portal software by IMS helps providers to develop a stronger communications with patients through a fully integrated EMR system. Bespoke care plans for patients can be created on the system, and patient education handouts based on specific diagnoses and conditions can be put together by doctors. These care plans and handouts appear on the rheumatology patient portal to give the patient access to specific information that will help them to deal with their conditions.Benefits
- Improve preventive care efforts
- See better treatment outcomes for patients
- Increase patient involvement in their care
Patient Portal My Documents
The rheumatology patient portal allows you to create custom lists of folders and subfolders to manage documents and data stored in patient charts. Documents can quickly be printed and faxed or emailed to patients directly from the EMR.Benefits
- Organize documents more efficiently
- Eliminate paper-based processes
- Make it easy for rheumatology patients to find the information required
Patient Portal My Insurance
Save staff time taken up by scanning patient insurance cards, and entering that data into your EMR through using our fully integrated software. From our rheumatology patient portal’s My Insurance screen, rheumatology patients can add new insurance information on their own and update that data as it changes.Benefits
- Ensure your practice gets paid for services rendered
- Eliminate paper-based processes
- Improve office workflow
Patient Portal My Labs
Using our rheumatology patient portal software, patients can view their lab results and medical test outcomes online. This helps empower patients and avoids the need for them to wait until their next appointment to receive results, or call your office.Benefits
- Make it easy for rheumatology patients to access test results
- Improve preventive care efforts
- Meet MIPS/MACRA requirements
Patient Portal My Messages
Communications with patients via our secure online system are simple with our rheumatology patient portal. From our patient portal’s My Messages screen, rheumatology patients can communicate with you by sending private messages and viewing any messages sent back to them. All messaging is secure and HIPAA compliant.Benefits
- Reduce the number of phone calls from patients
- Improve the patient experience
- Provide better overall patient care
Patient Portal My Prescriptions & Refill Requests
Our rheumatology patient portal allows patients to see a list of their current medications, including instructions on how they should take each medication and how many refills they have left. Patients can conveniently send prescription refill requests to their provider via the rheumatology patient portal when their medication is running out.Benefits
- Streamline prescription management
- Increase rheumatology patient satisfaction
- Improve medication compliance
Patient Portal Past Medical History/Family History Input Screen
Our online rheumatology patient portal allows your new patients to enter key information about their past medical history and general family history before making their first appointment. During the course of time, patients can update this portion of their record to make sure their information is always up-to-date.Benefits
- Make the registration process faster for new rheumatology patients
- Ensure your patient records are complete
- Better understand your patient's health
Patient Portal Past Surgical History Input Screen
Our past surgical history input screen within the rheumatology patient portal makes it simple for patients to enter information about medical procedures or surgeries that have taken place, including the dates that the procedures occurred.Benefits
- Ensure patient records are accurate & up-to-date
- Prevent unnecessary duplicate tests
- Better understand your patient's health
Patient Portal Patient Dashboard
Our fully integrated rheumatology patient portal includes a Patient Dashboard, which offers a summary of all patient information stored within your EMR. This feature allows rheumatology specialists to assess an overview data such as demographics, issues, medications, and more.Benefits
- Provide an overview of important patient information
- Ensure that messages and test results are easily seen
- Improve the patient experience
Patient Portal Patient Information Input Screen
The rheumatology patient portal has a convenient system for patients to enter their demographic information online rather than filling out paperwork when they arrive for their appointment. Patients can update the data themselves, to reflect changes in address, phone number, email, employer, preferred pharmacy, and more.Benefits
- Reduce data entry errors
- Eliminate paper-based processes
- Improve the rheumatology patient experience
Patient Portal Patient Photos
When patients are experiencing pain, if they can take photos, the Rheumatology Patient Portal allows them to upload photos in order to document and share them with their physician. The rheumatology physician can then note the image showing the pain scale, pain radiation, and areas of pain.Benefits
- Easily see and document areas of pain
- Show rheumatology patient progress over a period of time
- Compare patient progress visually