Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) today supports Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers in a single location whenever they choose.

Any patient who has an iPhone and iOS 11.3 or later will be able to download their MyLVHN patient portal data through the Health app in iOS. Users are able to see their health data including allergies, medications, conditions, immunizations, lab results and more. When health record data is transferred from LVHN to the Health app, it is encrypted and does not traverse Apple’s network. When a user’s iPhone is locked with a pass code, Touch ID or Face ID, their health data in the Health app is encrypted on device.

Features for making appointments, refilling prescriptions and communicating with doctors remain available to LVHN patients through MyLVHN, which is used by 220,000 patients.

Previously, patients’ medical records were held in multiple locations, requiring patients to log into each care provider’s website and piece together the information manually. Apple worked with the health care community to take a consumer-friendly approach and created Health Records based on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), a standard for transferring electronic medical records.

Now, LVHN patients will have medical information from their MyLVHN account organized into one view, covering allergies, conditions, immunizations, lab results, medications, procedures and vitals and will receive notifications when their data is updated. Health Records data is encrypted and protected with the user’s iPhone pass code.

Here’s how patients can get started if they are registered in the MyLVHN patient portal:

• Open the Health app and click on “Health Data.”

• Press “Get Started.” You will be offered up suggested electronic health record systems based on your location.

• After you select LVHN, you will be prompted to log in to MyLVHN. (Or, if you select another participating patient portal, you will log in to that one.)

• Next, you will need to give permission to Apple to access your account.

• After that, your health information, including immunizations, lab results and even your proxy accounts will be available to you on Apple Health.

Apple Health extras include:

• The Health app counts your steps and walking distance. Challenge yourself to boost your daily distance.

• If you are looking to be healthier, the Health app will recommend and sync with other apps that will help you achieve your wellness goals in the areas fitness, nutrition and sleep.

For more information on Health Records, visit: apple.com/healthcare/health-records.

Lehigh Valley Health Network includes eight hospital campuses - three in Allentown, including the region’s only facility dedicated to orthopedic surgery, one in Bethlehem, one in East Stroudsburg, one in Hazleton and two in Pottsville; 26 health centers caring for communities in seven counties; numerous primary and specialty care physician practices; 18 ExpressCARE locations throughout the region, including the area’s only Children’s ExpressCARE at the Health Center at Palmer Township; pharmacy, imaging, home health services and lab services; extensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services; and preferred provider services through Valley Preferred. Specialty care includes trauma care at the region’s busiest, most-experienced trauma center treating adults and children, burn care at the regional Burn Center, kidney and pancreas transplants; perinatal/neonatal, cardiac, cancer care, orthopedics and neurology and complex neurosurgery capabilities, including national certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

The Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute, the Lehigh Valley Heart Institute and the Lehigh Valley Institute for Special Surgery give clinicians of the highest caliber the necessary infrastructure, programs and partnerships to help community members stay healthy and provide the most advanced treatment when needed. The Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute is a formal member of the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Alliance, a transformative initiative to improve the quality of care and outcomes for people with cancer in community health care settings, including access to key MSK clinical trials.

Robotic surgery is offered in 10 specialties across the health network with more than 10,000 procedures performed since 2007.

Lehigh Valley Children’s Hospital, the only children’s hospital and level 4 NICU in the region, provides care in more than 30 specialties and general pediatrics.

Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report for 22 consecutive years as one of America’s Best Hospitals. Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital on 17th Street and Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg are national Magnet hospitals for excellence in nursing.

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