Mammoth Hospital’s Patient Portal Gives Patient Direct Access to Provider

In 2017, Mammoth Hospital replaced multiple outdated electronic health records with a brand new system-wide electronic health record, Cerner Community Works. One feature of this new system is the hospital’s ‘Patient Portal,’ hosted by Healthelife, which allows patients direct access to their provider via email, as well as direct access to their records, access to a huge medical library and much more.

“By signing up for the Patient Portal, you will have instant access to your medical record, including clinic visit summaries, lab results, x-ray results, your medication list, and more,” the hospital said.

“Additionally, you can send messages to your provider, request refills of your medications, and request appointments, all through one channel.

“There is also a comprehensive medical library included in the portal, where you can find resources on virtually every medical condition, watch instructional videos, even learn how a knee replacement is performed,” the hospital said. “It’s like having a doctor on call to answer all your medical questions with a click of a button. And with the Healthelife phone app, your record is portable and goes with you wherever you go— whether you are in your living room or halfway around the world, your entire health record is right at your fingertips.

Signing up for the patient portal is easy,” the hospital said. “Simply ask your provider or any of the hospital staff about enrollment, and Mammoth Hospital will send you an invitation via email to register. The registration process is quick, and one of our staff members may be able to walk you through it at the time of your visit. Once you are signed up, you can visit the Mammoth Hospital web page (www.mammothhospital.com) and log onto the patient portal via your computer, or download the patient portal app (search for Healthelife on the app store) for instant access with your phone.

“Our new electronic health record and and patient portal create better access to all of your healthcare information, and puts you in charge of your own care,” they said.

Outnumbered Republicans in the state Legislature opposed the amendment, arguing it is too broad and would allow for abortions late in pregnancy when a fetus is capable of surviving outside of the womb.

California Family Council, a Fresno-based anti-abortion group, filed an opposition argument to the bill, writing: “Life is a human right for every life, no matter how small or at what stage of development. Equality begins in the womb and this bill completely ignores that fact.” After the Legislature voted to add the question to the November ballot, the council’s president, Jonathan Keller, said in a statement that it was “extreme, even for a state like California.”

The amendment would declare that “The state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives … Nothing herein narrows or limits the right to privacy or equal protection.”

The governor and Legislature are making aggressive moves to accomplish a stated goal to make California a “sanctuary” for women seeking abortion whether they are state residents or coming from states that have or will ban or place restrictions on abortion.

Newsom has signed a recently approved bill that would shield California abortion providers and volunteers from lawsuits filed in other states based on those states’ enforcement of abortion bans.

The recently approved $300 billion 2022-23 state budget contains more than $200 million in new spending to expand access to abortions in California. The money would pay for abortions for women who can’t afford them, scholarships for people studying how to provide abortions and money to help women pay for logistics like travel, lodging and childcare — but only within the state of California.

“California’s budget addresses the state’s most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars back into the pockets of millions of Californians who are grappling with global inflation and rising prices of everything from gas to groceries,” Newsom, Senate President Pro Tem Toni G. Atkins (Dsan Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-lakewood) said in a joint statement.