Purpose of This Form
PrimeMED offers secure viewing and communication as a service to patients who wish to view parts of their records and communicate with our staff. Secure messaging can be a valuable communication tool, but has certain risks. In order to manage these risks, we need to impose some conditions of participation. This form is, therefore, intended to show that you have been informed of these risks and the conditions of participation, and that you accept the risks and the conditions of participation, and that you accept the risks and agree to the conditions of participation.
How the Secure Patient Portal Works
A secure web portal is a kind of webpage that uses encryption to keep unauthorized persons from readng communications, information, or attachments. Secure messages and information can only be read by someone who knows the right password or pass-phrase to log into the portal site.
How to Participate in Our Patient Portal
You can compose, pick-up and reply to secure messages or view information sent to you through a website hosted by our electronic records company. Once this form is agreed to and signed, we will send you an email notification that tell you how to register for the first time. This notificiation will give you the URL (internet browser), which will open the website. You will then be able to login using the username and password provided. Next you will be able to look in your "message box" and see any new or old messages, or view other parts of your electronic record. Because the connection channel between your computer and the website uses "secure sockets layer" technology, you can read or view information on your computer, but it is still encrypted in transmission between the website and your computer.
You can view more clinic specific information or access the portal through www.PrimeMed4U.com.
Protecting Your Private Health Information and Risks
This method of communication and viewing prevents unauthorized parties from being able to access or read messages while they are in transmission. However, keeping messages secure depends on two individual factors: the secure message must reach the correct email address, and only the correct individual (or someone authorized by that individual) must be able to get access to it.
Only you can make sure these two factors are present. We need you to make sure we hae your correct email address and informed if it ever changes. You also need to keep track of who has access to your email account. So that you, or someone you authorize, can see the messages you recieve from us.
If you pick up secure messages from a website, you need to keep unauthorized individuals from hearing your password. If you think someone has learned your password, you should promply got the website and change it.
It is our intent to offer this as a free service, but we reserve the right ot change this policy if needed in the future, but will provide adequate notice should this have to happen.
We understand the importance of privacy in regards to your health care and will continue to strive in making sure all infomation is as confidential as possible and will never sell or give any private information, including email addresses, without your written consent.
Conditons of Participating in the Patient Portal
Access to this secure web portal is an optional service and we may suspend or terminate it at any time and for any reason. If we do suspend or terminate this service, we will notify you as promptly as we reasonably can. You agree to not hold PrimeMED or any of its staff laible for network infractions beyond their control.
Before you were given this form, we provided you with our polices and procedures for using this web portal. We need you to understand and comply with these, and by signing this form below, you will acknowledge that they were explained to you and that you agree to comply with them. If you do not understand, or do not agree to comply with our policies and procedures, do not sign the form. If you have any questions, we will gladly provide more information.