CHCS Patient Portal access now available through Apple Health app

Community HealthCare System now offers Patient Portal integration with Apple Health. The functionality brings together hospitals, clinics, and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose. The iPhone Health Records feature is part of the Health app, which also shows activity, heart rate, nutrition and other health data consolidated from iPhone, Apple Watch, and some third-party apps. Information from the Community HealthCare System, or CHCS, Patient Portal will now be available for patients who wish to integrate their health information and access it from one app. “This is a useful feature for busy families or patients who see providers at different clinics or health systems and who would like to access records in one place,” said Melissa Talley, chief practice management officer at CHCS. Accessing medical records through the Health app means that patients will no longer need