A new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) rule now lets you find your own medical record online.
This new CMS ruling equires It requires Medicaid plans, like Highmark Health Options, to give members online access to their medical record. This , includesing viewing claims information. It is for people who use Medicaid managed care programs. It is also for users of other programs, like:
This rule puts you first. As a Highmark Health Options Medicaid member, you can see your medical record online at any time. When you want to quickly view your records, you can:
CMS describes it this way: “Consumers routinely perform many daily tasks on their mobile phones—banking, shopping, paying bills, scheduling—using secure applications. We believe that obtaining their health care information should be just as easy, convenient, and user-friendly.”
The goal is to give patients more choice and to promote health care competition.
Because of the CMS rule, new applications (apps) are being built for many purposes related to health care. The application programming interface, or API, is called Blue Button 2.0 API. Think of it like an app store for health care systems. It lets you you can find and use apps that follow CMS security and privacy guidelines.
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