Using the Patient Portal for Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management
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Summary of Using the Patient Portal for Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management
The Patient Portal, available through the Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management application, enables patients with thesnhcls.patientrole to access and manage their healthcare information remotely. Patients can register themselves on the portal, accept their healthcare organization's privacy policy, and enter key personal information to start using the portal’s features.
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Key Features
- Appointment Management: View reminders for upcoming appointments and access detailed appointment information directly from the portal.
- To-Do Tasks: Review and complete assigned tasks such as signing documents, updating insurance information, and managing other healthcare-related to-dos. Both pending and closed tasks can be accessed.
- Healthcare Requests: Track open and closed healthcare requests, including cases linked to the patient and authorized household members. Patients can view status updates, attach documents, and post comments on requests.
- Vaccinations: View suggested vaccinations and schedule them by selecting vaccination type, site, and time slot. This feature is available only if the Vaccine Administration Management (VAM) application is installed by the administrator.
- COVID-19 Vaccination Status: Patients can view their COVID-19 vaccination status when the VAM application is installed.
- Household Member Management: Access information about household members, including their appointments, to-dos, vaccination status, and open requests.
- Healthcare Service Requests: Submit requests for services such as enrollment and procedures, available when the Patient Support Services and Pre-Visit Management applications are installed.
- Self-Service Resources: Use the Virtual Agent to resolve healthcare queries, check request statuses, and access relevant knowledge articles and FAQs.
Using the Patient Portal
Patients can create an account on the Patient Portal to access healthcare services online, including scheduling vaccinations and managing personal healthcare information. Providing key personal details post-registration helps healthcare organizations tailor services effectively.
Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers
- Empowers patients with convenient, self-service access to healthcare management tools anytime, anywhere.
- Enhances patient engagement by streamlining appointment scheduling, task completion, and communication.
- Supports household healthcare management by enabling patients to view and manage information for authorized family members.
- Integrates with additional ServiceNow healthcare applications (like VAM, Patient Support Services) to extend portal functionality.
- Improves operational efficiency by reducing manual follow-ups and enabling digital interactions through Virtual Agent and knowledge resources.
You can use the Patient Portal available with the Healthcare and Life Sciences Service Management application to access your healthcare information from anywhere.
As a user with the sn_hcls.patient role, you can access the Patient Portal page by registering yourself on the Patient Portal. To begin with the Patient Portal, you might need to first accept the privacy policy of your healthcare organization and then enter the key personal information.
From the Patient Portal, you can request healthcare services, complete your to-do tasks, and receive notifications to provide the required approval or information. You can also check the healthcare information about your household members.
Depending on the configurations set by your administrator, as a patient, you can perform the following tasks from the Patient Portal:
- View the reminder for the next appointment
- View the reminder for your next upcoming appointment on the Patient Portal page. You can view the appointment details by clicking View details next to the reminder on the Patient Portal page.
- View and complete to-dos
- Review and sign documents and other tasks including review and add or update insurance information from your to-dos list. You can view all the pending and closed to-do items by clicking View all in the Pending to-dos section of the Patient Portal page.
- View requests
- View open requests including healthcare cases associated with you and your authorized household members. You can click a request to view the status and other details, attach documents, and post comments. You can view all the pending and closed requests by clicking View all in the Open requests section of the Patient Portal page.
- View suggested vaccinations and schedule them
- View suggested vaccinations that you can schedule for yourself. Depending on the Patient
Portal settings configured by your portal administrator, you can schedule the
vaccinations suggested for you from the Vaccinations section of the Patient Portal
home page by clicking Schedule vaccination. On the Schedule your
vaccination form select the vaccination, site, and slot details.Note:The Vaccinations section appears only when your administrator has installed the Vaccine Administration Management application. For more information, see Using Vaccine Administration Management.
- View the COVID-19 vaccination status
- View the COVID-19 vaccination status for yourself when the Vaccine Administration Management (VAM) is installed.Note:The COVID-19 vaccination status section appears only when your administrator has installed the Vaccine Administration Management application. For more information, see Using Vaccine Administration Management.
- View household members
- View your household members and their details including their upcoming appointments, to-do items, number of pending vaccinations, and open requests.
- View appointments
- View your upcoming and past appointments and their details.
- Request healthcare services
- Submit requests for healthcare services including enrollment and procedure requests when the Patient Support Services and Pre-Visit Management applications are installed.
- Access self-service resources
- Interact with Virtual Agent to resolve your healthcare queries, check the status of your requests, or seek any other information.
- Access articles and frequently asked questions
- Access knowledge articles and frequently asked questions relevant to your health.
The Patient Portal home page also provides menu options for viewing and scheduling your appointments, viewing your open and closed to-do items and healthcare requests, and requesting healthcare services.