Welcome to My HealthLink at MCG Health System

Track Your Personal Health History.
You can use your online account to record your personal health information and keep track of allergies, immunizations, prescriptions, medical procedures and doctor visits.

Send Private, Secure Messages to Your Doctor.
This feature is currently available for patients of Dr. Mary Hughes of the Augusta MS Center at MCG, Dr. Paul Forney of Family Medicine and Dr. Andrew Muir of Pediatric Endocrinology. This feature will allow patients to send a non-emergent message to their doctor day or night, requesting a prescription refill, follow-up from your last visit, or simply ask a question.

Check Prescription Interactions
This feature is currently available for patients of Dr. Mary Hughes of the Augusta MS Center at MCG, Dr. Paul Forney of Family Medicine and Dr. Andrew Muir of Pediatric Endocrinology. You can access the same sophisticated database of information that doctors use to get drug information and check drug interactions. You can learn about the medicines you’re taking and how they interact with other medicines, food or herbal remedies.

Access Trustworthy Health Information
On My HealthLink, you’ll also find the comprehensive health information you need to better understand your health and body. All health information in provided by Greystone, an award-winning clinical content provider. It’s easy to access and easy to understand.

Cope and Care for Diabetes.
If you have diabetes, it’s important that you take care of yourself. Our online Diabetes Center can help you manage your health by helping you track and monitor your glucose levels, diet and medications.

Questions & Answers About MyHealthLink

• How does My HealthLink work?
  MyHealthLink lets you compile your own electronic personal health record, access health information and send messages through an exclusive, high-security system called Private Communications. It’s one of the toughest systems in Internet security – even safer than those used in online banking transactions or Internet purchases. Because healthcare data is so sensitive, the MyHealthLink Private Communications system has multiple levels of security.
  
  
• How do I get connected to My HealthLink?
  If you’re already connected to the Internet, simply go to www.mcghealth.org/MyHealthLink and click New Member Registration. Some of the services are available as soon as you register, like drug interaction checks and your Personal Health Record.
  
  
• How do I send secure messages to my doctor?
  For some IQHealth services, like secure messaging with physicians, you'll need to get a quick in-person validation to verify your identity. This is for your security and privacy. After you register on-line, validation can occur at your physician's office. Adults will need to present a photo ID and one additional form of identification such as a Social Security card, birth certificate or recent utility bill. For minor children, you'll need a Social Security card, school or photo ID, or birth certificate. Please note that not all physicians participate in this service. You can still access all the other MyHealthLink services if your doctor does not participate, and you do not need to complete the validation process.
  
  
• How Secure is my information on My HealthLink?
  The security of the system meets or exceeds stringent standards set by the federal government for Internet transactions, and is compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The multiple levels of security in this system make your online medical information even more secure than online banking transactions or Internet purchases.
  
  
• Who can access my information?
  You are in control of who accesses the information that you enter. Only you can access this information until you grant access to someone, like your physician, nurse or a family member, who would act as your advocate. The important thing is that you are in control of this information and who has access.
  

• What happens to the data?
  Individual data stored in the database is private. No one can see your personal information unless you choose to authorize access. We also take stringent measures to make sure no one outside of our system can physically or electronically break into our Data Center. The center has digital firewalls to block access to non-members trying to dial into our database. And our systems are backed up daily to protect the data.
  
  
• Will I get any junk mail by participating?
  No. You will only receive information relevant to your own health. On occasion, you may receive a brief questionnaire that helps measure the impact of MyHealthLink. Individual responses are confidential and you are not obligated to respond. Only combined data from all the responses is reported.
  

On My HealthLink, you’ll also find the comprehensive health information you need to better understand your health and body. All health information in provided by Greystone, an award-winning clinical content provider. It’s easy to access and easy to understand.