A: A patient portal shifts some of the most time-consuming patient-staff interactions like appointment requests or prescription renewals from telephone, "snail" mail and in-person methods to your medical practice website.

A: Specifically designed for the needs of medical practices, the Intuit Health Patient Portal can improve efficiencies, reduce operating costs and increase patient satisfaction. According to a recent study*, 72% of patients would like to connect with their physician online. The 24/7 access a patient portal provides will make connecting with you more convenient for current patients plus give you exposure to new patients online.

Additionally, the growing popularity of billable online patient/physician consultations is expected to provide a valuable new revenue source.

^{* January 2010 online, national survey of 1,000 adults ages 18-65. Conducted by Decipher for Intuit Health.}

A: Click on this to get the Elizabeth Woodcock white paper: How Patient Portals Create Value for Patients—and Fulfill Meaningful Use Requirements.

A: There are two types of patient portal software solutions. Software as a Service (SaaS) includes software, support and data storage hosted by a third party over the Internet. An On-Premise solution requires the purchase or licensing of software plus subsequent IT, data storage and security duties be handled on site by medical practice personnel. As a SaaS solution, the Intuit Health Patient Portal provides dedicated uptime, customer support and implementation, while automatically handling certification, security audits, system monitoring, insurance and risk responsibility so our medical practice clients so they can focus on running their practices.

A: The Intuit Health Patient Portal integrates with leading Electronic Health Records and Practice Management Software such as Allscripts, Greenway and others. Use this tool to see if your EHR provider integrates with the Intuit Health Patient Portal

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A: You will need a website to implement a patient portal, and we can help with that, too. Intuit Health web specialists will be happy to create a website for you, designed to brand your practice as well as optimize the features of the patient portal. Our web team also works with practices looking to upgrade their existing website. You can see some of our medical practice website templates or talk to one of our specialists if you have a different design in mind.

A: We can work with you to update your website with the patient portal functions.

A: Pricing depends on the size of your practice and your choice of solutions. The Intuit Health Patient Portal is designed to provide modular solutions. You need only purchase the features that fit your practice's needs. For more information, please call our sales specialists at: 877-599-5123 Monday-Friday 8am-5pm EST or, click here and provide the information we need to contact you.

A: Yes, the Intuit Health Patient Portal is designed to integrate with existing websites. With easy implementation you can start enjoying the time-saving benefits almost immediately. Just click on Contact Us at the top of this page or call 1-877-599-5123 to talk to an Intuit Health representative.

A: Yes. The Intuit Health Patient Portal is designed to be modular. You select and pay for only the features that work best for your practice.

A: No. We work with you to customize and implement the design you choose, including your choice of patient portal functions.

A: Yes, our implementation team will customize any web design with the photos, images and logos that brand your practice. We'll even design a logo if you don't have one, and modify a template to fit your tastes.

A: Pricing depends on the size of your practice, the solutions you choose, and the website customization you require. Just click on Contact Us at the top of this page or call 1-877-599-5123, M-F 8am to 5pm ET, to talk to an Intuit Health representative for a quote.

A: Yes. The Intuit Personal Health Record is certified for "Timely Access" and works with any Intuit Health Patient Portal.

A: It depends on how much of the Patient Portal you're implementing and the amount of website customization you require. Just click on Contact Us at the top of this page or call 1-877-599-5123 to talk to an Intuit Health representative and we'll provide an estimate.

A: Yes. We offer hosting services for any site built by Intuit Health. Call 1-877-599-5123 to talk to an Intuit Health representative to learn more.

A: Our CMS (Content Management System) lets you control and update your practice's website content. If customization is needed, you can contact us and we will help implement the changes.