Healthcare organizations across Louisiana have launched MyChart Central statewide, a new Epic feature that gives patients a single, secure way to access their medical records.
Epic announced the statewide launch Oct. 9.
Here are five things to know:
- The launch provides a unified view and single sign-in across all participating organizations. Participating health systems include Baton Rouge, La.-based Baton Rouge General; Baton Rouge-based Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System; Lake Charles, La.-based Lake Charles Memorial Health System; New Orleans-based LCMC Health; Hammond, La.-based North Oaks Health System; New Orleans-based Ochsner Health; Covington, La.-based St. Tammany Parish Hospital; Houma, La.-based Terrebonne General Health System; and Baton Rouge-based Woman’s Hospital.
- The coordinated activation allows patients to use one MyChart login across multiple hospitals, clinics and parishes. Features include password-free sign-in using passkeys or biometrics, synced profile updates across participating organizations and simplified sharing of medical information with health apps.
- More than 2.5 million people in Louisiana currently use MyChart to manage care, access test results, schedule appointments, message providers and more. MyChart Central simplifies that experience with a single login and unified view across systems, according to an Oct. 9 news release from Epic.
- Louisiana’s launch follows an initial citywide activation of MyChart Central in Madison, Wis.
- Later this year, the capability is expected to expand nationwide, allowing patients across the U.S. to connect MyChart accounts through a single Epic ID.
