StewardCONNECT provides patients with online health record access, secure messaging with providers, educational information and more.
Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward) is using Get Real Health’s InstantPHR™ patient engagement platform to meet its Meaningful Use Stage 2 requirements for patient engagement. The new patient portal, StewardCONNECT, was made available to patients on April 1, 2014. Steward Health Care System includes approximately 3,000 physicians and 11 hospitals that serve more than one million patients from 150 communities in New England.
Steward patients can access their health record online through StewardCONNECT (http://www.stewardconnect.org), as well as securely message with their healthcare provider, access health educational information, and see their health information in easy-to-use graphs.
“We’re excited to help Steward realize its vision of connected care for both its patients and providers,” said Robin Wiener, Get Real Health president and founding partner. “Steward Health Care continues to be revered as a pioneer in the Boston market and we are proud that our award-winning platform is powering their patient and provider portals.”
“We are pleased to partner with Get Real Health to make StewardCONNECT available to our patients,” said Julie Berry, Chief Information Officer, Steward.
About Get Real Health
Rockville, Maryland-based Get Real Health is an award-winning global health information technology pioneer specializing in patient engagement and connected care solutions. Get Real Health’s flagship product — InstantPHR™ — is an electronic toolbox for creating and customizing personal health applications. Get Real Health has a diverse global customer base and strategic partnerships with industry leaders including Microsoft, Caradigm, and TELUS Health Solutions. Visit: http://getrealhealth.com/.
About Steward Health Care System
Steward Health Care is the largest fully integrated community care organization and community hospital network in New England. Headquartered in Boston, Steward is the third largest employer in MA with more than 17,000 employees serving more than one million patients annually in more than 150 communities. Hospitals in the system include Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, Norwood Hospital, Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer, Merrimack Valley Hospital in Haverhill, Morton Hospital in Taunton, Quincy Medical Center and New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton. Other Steward Health Care entities include Steward Medical Group and Steward Home Care. Further information is available at http://www.steward.org.
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