We are pleased you have chosen to use the Patient Portal to communicate in a secure and confidential manner with your healthcare team.
Taking just a few minutes to Register will give you access to valuable information and services provided in a secure and confidential manner. Once Registered and Logged on you will be able to:
For urgent medical matters, please contact us during our regular office hours at 1-727-787-5577. In case of a medical emergency, call 911.
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These terms and conditions constitute a binding agreement between you and Florida Sports Orthopaedic & Spine Medicine ("we," "us," or "our").
The Patient Portal is an Internet service that allows our patients to: communicate with us; access their health records; request or reschedule appointments; view and update personal information; request prescriptions; receive test results; read patient educational material; view statements; pay bills; and access related services and content.
The Patient Portal is provided on behalf us and our physicians, employees, managers, officers, directors, agents, and representatives and powered by athenahealth, Inc. (all of the foregoing, collectively, the "Practice Entities"). The Practice Entities are intended third-party beneficiaries of this agreement and entitled to enforce all terms and conditions of this agreement.
By accessing or using the Patient Portal, you confirm that you agree to these terms and conditions. If you don't agree, don't use the Patient Portal. By agreeing to these terms and conditions, you acknowledge that you are at least 18 years of age, or legally emancipated, and that you are requesting access to Patient Portal. You acknowledge that Patient Portal is offered as a courtesy to our patients and agree that we may limit or discontinue your use of Patient Portal at any time for any reason.
All content included in Patient Portal and on all of our, including, but not limited to, text, photographs, graphics, button icons, images, artwork, names, logos, trademarks, service marks, and data ("Content"), in any form, are protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark law and conventions. The Content includes both Content owned or controlled by one or more of the Practice Entities, as well as Content owned or controlled by third parties and licensed to one or more of the Practice Entities, and no right, title, or interest is granted to you in or to any Content other than the right to use such content in connection with your use of Patient Portal. Reproduction of any Content, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited without our express written consent.
This website and Patient Portal contain links to websites operated by other parties. The Practice Entities do not sponsor, operate, control, or endorse any of these sites, nor the information, products, or services provided by third parties through the Internet, nor do the Practice Entities make any guarantee, warranty, or representation regarding the accuracy of the information contained on the websites. The Practice Entities have no control over the security or privacy practices of these external websites. Use of other sites is strictly at your own risk including, but not limited to, any risks associated with destructive viruses. You are responsible for viewing and abiding by the terms and conditions of use and the privacy statements of the other websites.
This Patient Portal and all other sites hosted by any of the Practice Entities and the content contained herein and therein are provided by the Practice Entities on an "As Is" basis. THE PRACTICE ENTITIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF ITS SITES, OR THE CONTENT, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES INCLUDED THEREIN. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE PRACTICE ENTITIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND INFRINGEMENT.
By using our website (including, but not limited to, Patient Portal), you agree that the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these terms and conditions and any dispute that might arise between you and any of the Practice Entities. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with any of the Practice Entities resides in the courts of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in connection with any claim involving any of the Practice Entities. Use of our website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
How do we typically use or share your health information?
We typically use or share your health information in the following ways.
Treat youBelow you will find answers to commonly asked questions concerning the website. For technical issues with this website during normal business hours, please contact our office.
The Patient Portal is a web-based service that grants patients secure access to portions of their electronic medical record and to communicate with their medical practice providers online about non-urgent medical and administrative topics. top
Any active patient may be eligible to register for and use the Patient Portal. If you are authorized, a family access account can be created that will allow you to access selected family members. health information. top
All communications between you and your provider's office are carried over a secure, encrypted connection. This secure connection utilizes industry standard Secure Socket Layer (SSL) 128-bit encryption to ensure secure data transmission as well as server-side digital certificate authentication. To prohibit unauthorized access, all medical information is stored behind our firewall in our electronic medical record system. top
Change your password immediately, by one of the following options:
On the Sign In page, click Forgot your password and retrieve your password by answering security questions or by requesting a password reset email. top
Click the Sign In using date of birth, Phone number and PIN link on the Sign In page. Enter your phone number, date of birth and the PIN you've been using. You will need to verify your identity using a secure one-time use verification code, provided via phone or email. You will then be prompted to create new email and password login credentials.
This is a one-time only change; you will be prompted to sign in using your email and password from now on. top
You may ask the office to reset your PIN, or you may follow these steps:
Please contact your provider's office to register or to verify your information. top
Click the Sign Out link at the top right of the screen. Alternatively, if your keyboard remains idle for 10 minutes or more, you will receive a pop-up window asking if you are still actively using the portal. If you do not click the OK button, you will be signed out automatically. Any information you have typed and not saved or sent will be lost.
To register for the Patient Portal, click the Create account link on the Sign In page, then enter your information. top
A family access account allows you to access multiple patients using one Patient Portal account. Using your email address and password to sign in, you will have access to all of the patients you have been invited to view.
Your access level to each patient is managed by the patient or by the practice. You may be given either full access to the patient health record, or billing access, which is limited to billing and messaging. top
There are two ways to create your own family access account:
Sign in to the Patient Portal using your email address and password. You can choose which patient's portal account you would like to view by using the dropdown menu that appears on the top left corner of your screen. top
To add a family member to your account, you can contact the practice to request an invitation to access your family member's patient health record, or you may follow these steps:
To add your own patient record to your account, you may follow these steps:
Family members cannot sign in to separate accounts using the same email address. Instead, you can set up an account so that one family member has access to both family member's patient health records.
To add your patient record to a family member's existing portal account, you may follow these steps:
Click the Appointments tab. Your scheduled appointments will appear listed under Scheduled Appointments. top
Adobe Acrobat is required to view and print forms on the portal. On the Medical Forms page, you will see a note indicating this requirement, along with a link to download this program for free. top
Your provider's office will make every effort to respond to your messages within a timely manner. Please do not expect a response on weekends or holidays. If you need to speak with the office sooner, please call the office directly. Urgent matters should not be dealt with via the Patient Portal. top
Click the Billing tab. Your list of charges will be listed by date of visit, followed by your account balance, under Recent Charges Payable Online. top
Adobe Acrobat is required to view and print statements and forms on the Patient Portal. When you click the Billing tab, you will see a note indicating this requirement, along with a link to download this program for free. top
It is at your provider's discretion to make test results available. Your provider must authorize the release of your test results in order for them to post to your Patient Portal account. Only test results which are considered appropriate for release will be accessible through the Patient Portal. top
Click on the Search input field in in the Health & Wellness search box at the bottom of the main menu on the left. You can search by keyword, health topic, or symptom for health information that includes:
Please read this Electronic Communications Disclosure ("eCommunications Disclosure") thoroughly - It contains important information about your legal rights. This eCommunications Disclosure covers all of your patient accounts with "Florida Sports Orthopaedic & Spine Medicine" and athenahealth, Inc. ("we", "us", and "our") accessible, either currently or in the future, through the Patient Portal (whether accessed through a personal computer or mobile device), our websites, or other electronic means.
(1) Your Legal RightsCertain laws and regulations require us to provide specific information to you in writing, which means you have a right to receive that information on paper. We may provide such information to you electronically if we first present this eCommunications Disclosure and obtain your consent to receive the information electronically. Your consent will also apply to any other person named on your account, subject to applicable law. Since certain documentation associated with your patient account is provided online and we may use electronic means to deliver some of this information, you must consent to this eCommunications Disclosure in order to use these services. At times, we may still send you paper communications, but as a basic proposition we need to know that you are willing to receive communications electronically that we may otherwise be required to provide on paper and that you have the hardware and software needed to access to this information (and note that in Section No. 3 below, we explain ways to obtain selected disclosures or other information on paper even after you have consented to this eCommunications Disclosure).
(2) Types of Electronic Communications You Will ReceiveYou understand and agree that we may provide to you in electronic format only, by posting the information on the Patient Portal, through e-mail (if applicable and if you have provided a valid e-mail address), or other electronic means, agreements, disclosures, notices, and other information and communications regarding your patient account ("Communications"). Such Communications may include, but are not limited to:
After you consent to this eCommunications Disclosure you will receive all categories of Communications, except those referenced in Section No. 4 below, in electronic format only. You understand that to access these Communications you are responsible for creating and maintaining an account in our Patient Portal. For more information on the availability of your electronic communications preference management options, please refer to the Patient Portal, and once you have created an account, you can set and change your communication preferences under "my profile" then "contact preferences".
(4) Types of Communications You Will Receive in Paper
This eCommunications Disclosure does not apply to any communications that we determine, in our sole discretion, that we are required to deliver in paper form under applicable law or that you should receive in paper rather than electronic form.
Such communications shall be mailed to the primary address we show for you in our records or otherwise delivered as required by law or the governing agreement.
While you may be able to access and retain the Communications using other hardware and software, we currently support the following minimum requirements:
Subject to applicable law, you may withdraw your consent to this eCommunications Disclosure by logging into your Patient Portal account and reviewing your communication preferences under "my profile" and then "contact preferences".
Remember that you can always set your Communications preferences as described in Section No. 3 above without withdrawing your consent to this eCommunications Disclosure.
Consent Coverage; Certain Notices From You Are Not Covered. Applicable law or contracts sometimes require you to give us "written" notices. You must still provide these notices to us on paper. Your consent here does not relate to those notices.
You may print or make a copy of Communications by using the "Print" button (or otherwise using your printing functionality) or saving a copy - do this when you first review the Communications because after submission we do not necessarily keep them all in a place that you can access. Upon request, we will provide you with a paper copy of any Communications provided electronically by us to you pursuant to this eCommunications Disclosure, provided we receive your request within 12 months after the date the Communication was first made available to you electronically. You may request a paper copy of these Communications by calling Florida Sports Orthopaedic & Spine Medicine. Be sure to specify the Communication for which you are requesting a paper copy, and the address to which it should be mailed. We may charge fees for paper copies of the Communications.
(8) Updating Your Contact Information
In the event that your e-mail address or other contact information is changed, you must notify us of such changes immediately by logging into your Patient Portal account and navigating to "my profile," and then "contact information".
If you fail to update or change an incorrect or invalid e-mail address or other contact information, you understand and agree that any Communications shall nevertheless be deemed to have been provided to you if they were made available to you in electronic form on our websites, e-mailed to the e-mail address we have for you in our records, or delivered through other electronic means.
We recommend that you print or download a copy of this eCommunications Disclosure, the applicable service agreement and all other Communications, including our Privacy Statement to retain for your permanent records.
You can create a family or guarantor login account that will allow you to access selected family members' health information within the same login account. "Family" access gives you the same access to patient information and actions as you do with your own patient web portal account. "Guarantor" access gives you the ability to view contact and billing information and make payments on the patients' behalf.
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