• Skip to main content

DistilINFO HospitalIT

Daily News on US Hospital IT Industry.

  • Publications
    • Home
    • DistilINFO HealthPlan
    • DistilINFO HospitalIT
    • DistilINFO IT
    • DistilINFO Retail
    • DistilINFO POPHealth
    • DistilINFO Ageing
    • DistilINFO Life Sciences
    • DistilINFO GovHealth
    • DistilINFO EHS
    • DistilINFO HealthIndia
    • Subscribe
    • Submit Article
    • Advertise
    • Newsletters

Self-service kiosks greet Novant Health patients

Share:

July 13, 2015

Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center offers patients new self-service kiosks linked to electronic health records.

Patients at the Bolivia hospital are encouraged to use the kiosks to check in for preregistered appointments, “making healthcare simpler and more convenient,” according to a news release from Novant Health.

The new tools also allow patients, in English or Spanish, to update demographic information, review insurance information, scan ID and insurance cards, sign consent forms with an electronic signature, make credit card payments on previous account balances and request an activation code for MyChart, a free, secure tool available online and through a mobile app that allows patients to view their medical records, such as laboratory results or snapshots of their current medications.

When patients arrive for an appointment, they can check in using their name or biometrics via the kiosk, which uses an iris-scanning camera to connect patients to their electronic health records, according to the release. The kiosks, which launched last month, prompt patients to complete their check-in process, but Novant Health staff remain available to answer questions or check in patients through admitting.

Want to publish your own articles on DistilINFO Publications?

Send us an email, we will get in touch with you.

Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center transitioned to an electronic health record system in March. Novant Health is continuing to create a single patient record through all of its facilities, according to the news release.

“The most exciting benefit of this technology is that up-to-date patient information is always accessible to our patients and their caregivers, no matter where the patient enters our system,” Shelbourn Stevens, president of Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center, said in the release.

Date: July 10, 2015

Source: Star News Online

Coffee with DistilINFO's Morning Updates...

Sign up for DistilINFO e-Newsletters.

Just a little bit more about you...
PROCEED
Choose Lists
BACK

Related Stories

  • With mHealth, Patient Portals Improve the Patient-Provider ConnectionWith mHealth, Patient Portals Improve the Patient-Provider Connection
  • Clinical trials can benefit from cloud tech’s data security, ease of accessClinical trials can benefit from cloud tech’s data security, ease of access
  • 11 healthcare pharma leaders offer advice on controlling drug spend11 healthcare pharma leaders offer advice on controlling drug spend
  • Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust creates clinical AI roleBradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust creates clinical AI role
  • Georgia Hospital Association Initiative to Improve InteroperabilityGeorgia Hospital Association Initiative to Improve Interoperability
  • Electronic Health Records App Is HIPAA CompliantElectronic Health Records App Is HIPAA Compliant
  • NewYork-Presbyterian Unveils Health IT, Telemedicine InstituteNewYork-Presbyterian Unveils Health IT, Telemedicine Institute
  • NY Rural Hospitals to Lose Under Hospital Wage Index ChangesNY Rural Hospitals to Lose Under Hospital Wage Index Changes

Trending This Week

Sorry. No data so far.

About Us

DistilINFO is media company that publishes Industry news, views and Interviews. We distil the information for you – saving time and keeping you up to date on your interest areas.

More About Us

Follow Us


Useful Links

  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Feedback

All Publications

  • DistilINFO HealthPlan Advisory
  • DistilINFO HospitalIT Advisory
  • DistilINFO IT Advisory
  • DistilINFO Retail Advisory
  • DistilINFO POPHealth Advisory
  • DistilINFO Ageing Advisory
  • DistilINFO Life Sciences Advisory
  • DistilINFO GovHealth Advisory
  • DistilINFO EHS Advisory
  • DistilINFO HealthIndia Advisory

© DistilINFO Publications