Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A big change came Tuesday for some Johns Hopkins Medicine patients. The change applies to messages sent through MyChart in that ...

Patients won’t be charged for the Epic EHR patient portal messages that take providers five minutes or less to answer or if they lead to an appointment, are related to a visit from the past seven days ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Starting Thursday, Nov. 17, online messages you send to your Cleveland Clinic doctor may be billed to your insurance. Most messages sent via the MyChart service are free, but ...

Health system leaders have differing opinions on the usefulness of billing patients for MyChart messages, with some telling Becker’s it will relieve burdens on healthcare providers and others saying ...

A Tacoma-based health care network is now charging patients for certain types of online portal messaging with providers, joining other systems that started the practice during the pandemic. MultiCare ...

WASHINGTON — The next time you message your doctor to ask about a pesky cough or an itchy rash, you may want to check your bank account first — you could get a bill for the question. Hospital systems ...

Patients who ask for their doctors’ help through online portals might soon notice something new: fees for their physicians’ online advice. A growing number of health systems in the Chicago area and ...

FUTURE PUSHED THEM TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. ONE OF MINE WAS LARGEST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, IS NOW CHARGING PATIENTS TO MESSAGE THEIR DOCTOR. UNITYPOINT HEALTH HAS AN APP CALLED MY CHART WHERE PATIENTS CAN SEE ...