Northern Health has launched an online portal where residents can view hospital-based health information, including COVID-19 results.
Dubbed HealtheLife, it also lets people living in the region view upcoming appointments, additional lab tests, and imaging results and can be accessed via a computer or smartphone.
“This is the result of years of collaboration focused on improving coordinated and accessible services to patients and their families all over the North,” Bjorn Butow, Northern Health’s director, clinical information systems said in a release. “Empowering people to access their own health information through secure patient portals is a growing trend across the province.”
Use of the portal is optional, and patients can still go to their clinic or doctor’s office to get test results. For help understanding test results and advice on next steps, patients will still need to consult with their health care provider.
The tool is in addition to NH Check In, which was developed to make physical distancing easier in health care settings.
Before being made available to the public, HealtheLife was tested by Northern Health staff members. More than 430 staff members signed up to help test it, and feedback was positive.
For more information about HealtheLife and how to sign up, visit Northern Health has launched an online portal where residents can view hospital-based health information, including COVID-19 results.
For more information about HealtheLife and how to sign up, visit northernhealth.ca/healthelife..
