We’re Connecting to Improve Your Care

Over the next six months, Johns Hopkins Medicine will roll out a new electronic medical record system that will help you be an active partner in your health care and improve the high-quality care you already receive. Through this new system, you will have access to a secure website called Johns Hopkins Medicine MyChart.

When MyChart becomes available at your location, you will be able to:

• Monitor your health care more closely
• View portions of your medical record, including most test results, diagnoses, medications and immunizations
• Send secure messages to your health care team
• Submit requests to update your medication and allergy lists
• Request appointments and view past and upcoming appointments
• Renew prescriptions
• View a summary of your visits and post- appointment instructions
• Access information from the Johns Hopkins Medicine record for your child under age 18 or for other family members (proxy authorization required)

Answers to Your Most Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is an electronic medical record?
A: An electronic medical record system, often referred to as EMR, is a secure digital medical record containing a patient’s medical and treatment history. The EMR system Johns Hopkins is implementing is called Epic.

Q: Why is Johns Hopkins implementing an electronic medical record (EMR) system?
A: An EMR provides our physicians and care teams with convenient access to our patients’ medical information, supporting a more coordinated, informed approach to care. In addition, this system allows patients to have access to portions of their medical record through a secure website and the opportunity to be an active partner in their health care.

Q: When will I have access to my medical record?
A: When your provider has implemented the new electronic medical record system, you will be able to access portions of your medical record through a secure website called MyChart. Here is a general timeline:

• April 2013
  • Johns Hopkins Community Physicians
  • Johns Hopkins at Odenton
  • Wilmer at Fredrick, Bel Air, Bethesda and Wyman Park
• May 2013
  • Johns Hopkins at Green Spring and White Marsh
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (outpatient only)
• June 2013
  • Howard County General Hospital
  • Sibley Memorial Hospital
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (adult outpatient only)
• August 2013
  • The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center (outpatient only)
• 2015-2016
  • Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (inpatient)
  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital (inpatient)
  • Suburban Hospital

Q: How can I gain access to MyChart?
A: When MyChart becomes available at your provider’s location, you can request an activation code with instructions on how to enroll.

Q: If I am a current MyJHCP user, will I be automatically enrolled in MyChart?
A: No. Because MyChart uses a different system that requires an activation code, current MyJHCP users cannot be automatically enrolled in MyChart.

Q: Will I have access to the same information in MyChart that I currently have in MyJHCP?
A: Yes.