Mount Sinai launches MountSinaiNY mobile app to give patients access to Epic EHR
Mount Sinai Health System has posted MountSinaiNY, a mobile application designed in-house and aimed at engaging patients by making it easier to find information and services the health system offers.
“The MountSinaiNY app is a digital gateway to the many services we provide at Mount Sinai,” Mount Sinai CIO Kumar Chatani said in a statement. “We continue to use innovative technology to engage patients while streamlining their experience within our health system.”
The app features access to general information about the health system, including finding a doctor and making an appointment, paying hospital bills and accessing medical records via MyMountSinaiChart as well as details about visiting hours, directions and parking.
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Future updates to the app may include telemedicine, way finding, symptom tracking, deeper Epic EHR integration, and emergency management features, officials noted.
Mount Sinai has been working with LifeMap – the sole commercial developer to participate in Apple’s ResearchKit launch – for more than two years, developing other mobile health apps together, including the Asthma Health and COPD Navigator apps.
The MountSinaiNY app is available at the Apple App Store.
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