Signing up online:
How do you sign up?
- To create your own portal, you must be at least 18 years of age with a valid email address.
- Click the following link: (Sign Up For A Follow My Health Patient Portal), and include your name and date of birth in the body of the email to receive your email invitation to sign up for FollowMyHealth. This invitation is required to connect your portal to your records at KCH.
Portals for children under 18 years of age:
Parents and legal guardians may set up a portal to receive access to that child’s medical records. Access will continue until the child turns 18, at that time guardian access is revoked.
Young Adult Privacy Act:
Minors age 13-17 are under the Young Adult Privacy Act (click the link below to read more)
While this act prevents electronic record access, records can still be requested at our Health Information Management department located in the main hospital.
Dependent Adult Portal’s
Legal guardians of dependent adults can gain access to the guardian portal accounts once access is granted legal guardians will have access to the dependent's online medical records. This type of access is only available for individuals with court-appointed legal guardianship. This documentation must be supplied in order to gain portal access. The same applies if you are an adult child who is a Medical Power of Attorney over your parent. Proper MDPOA paperwork must be supplied in order for portal access to be obtained.
Having trouble? Call us at 740.393.9051 select Option 1 and we will walk you through the process.