Beginning today, patients who use the MyMidMichigan portal at any of MidMichigan Health’s locations will notice a new, cleaner look making it easier to find the content they want most. New features include:

∫ New mobile app: Patients may upgrade to MyChart Mobile 6.0 to access after visit summaries, goal tracking, their care team and a notification center.

∫ Better after-visit summaries: Shorter, easier-to-read summaries place recent medication changes and instructions up front. There is also a removable copy of the patient’s complete medication list and instructions, for easy reference when taking medications.

∫ Mammogram appointments: Online self-scheduling is now available for routine screening mammograms.

∫ Expanded eCheck-In: Patients may save time at appointments by confirming their information and completing questionnaires ahead of time.

∫ Advanced directives: Patients who provide a copy of their advance medical directives to MidMichigan Health may use the portal to view those documents and to access resources for help with care planning.

∫ Link your fitness devices: The patient’s doctor can assign a special flowsheet enabling them to sync their FitBit or Nokia devices, if they need to report health data such as blood pressure or blood sugar.

∫ MyMidMichigan + Happy Together: Patients may view their information from all Epic organizations where they’ve received care in a single view.

∫ Share everywhere: Patients may grant one-time, limited access for other providers to view their information, such as when they need health care while traveling.

The MyMidMichigan portal upgrade is part of a larger project to upgrade MidMichigan’s electronic medical record to a newer version of Epic software, version 2017. This version includes many new features and improvements that will make it easier for providers and staff to complete clinical tasks and communicate well with patients. The upgrade will happen after midnight at all participating MidMichigan Health locations and is not expected to impact normal operations.

MidMichigan Health is a non-profit health system, headquartered in Midland, Michigan, affiliated with Michigan Medicine, the health care division of the University of Michigan. MidMichigan Health covers a 23-county region with medical centers in Midland, Alpena, Alma, Clare, Gladwin, Mt. Pleasant and West Branch. In addition to its Medical Centers, MidMichigan Health also offers both home health care and physician services, and has a strong commitment to medical education. MidMichigan Physicians Group provides urgent care and medical offices in more than 30 specialties and subspecialties including cardiology, hematology/oncology, orthopedics, vascular surgery, family medicine and more. The MidMichigan Health Foundation supports patients and families served by MidMichigan Health by raising funds for equipment, services and programs. Currently, MidMichigan has more than 7,800 employees, volunteers and physicians and provided $90 million in community benefits in fiscal year 2017.