Page 19 - This Month at Sansum Clinic – June 2021

Santa Barbara Healthcare
MyChart Has Had a Makeover!
The recent WAVE upgrade also resulted in MyChart’s new look and some great new features to enhance our patients’ online experience at Sansum Clinic.
WHAT’S NEW & DIFFERENT?
u New home page with shortcuts to easily access your health information u New menu and search bar to find things more quickly
uEnhanced two-way messaging
u The MyChart website and MyChart mobile app now have the same features
WITH MYCHART, NOW YOU CAN:
u Request, view or cancel appointments
u Schedule an Urgent Care appointment, without the help of a scheduler
u Send messages, including photos, to your healthcare team
u Check-in for appointments, pay your co-pay securely and complete any required forms
u Pay bills and message customer service with any questions
uView after-visit summaries and test results
u View health information including allergies, diagnosis, medications and immunizations
uManage prescriptions including requesting refills
u Request proxy access to view family member’s medical records
u Use the mobile app to access your health information on your mobile device
My Life, My Health, My Way, MyChart.
Alliance -- an Accountable
Care Organization (ACO)
As of this year Sansum Clinic is part of the Santa Barbara Healthcare Alliance, an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) through Medicare. Many of you have heard this term used in recent months. In an ACO
there is a sharing of medical and financial responsibility while decreasing unnecessary spending by a provider network that is focused around the primary care providers. In short, for Sansum Clinic the goal of this Alliance is to continue to provide high quality care.
In this ACO there are certain metrics that are monitored as markers
for performance that mostly occur in primary care departments. In particular are healthcare maintenance visits, hospital follow up visits, and quality care metrics, such as hypertension, diabetes, and depression management. Over the course of this year there have been many new work flow implementations to ensure we continue to perform at high levels. These include Care Managers, Well messaging, MyChart outreach, Epic fast track work flows, patient self-scheduling, and worker messaging pools to just name a few.
At Sansum Clinic we continue to strive for the highest level of quality care and the Santa Barbara Healthcare Alliance is a demonstration of our dedication to this goal.
Bryce Holderness, MD, FACP
Director, ACO Services
Dr. Bryce Holderness
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