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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Sutter Introduces Mobile App To Access Medical Records

On Monday, Sutter Health launched an application called MyChart for the iPhone, which lets users access their medical information, check certain lab and test results, communicate with physicians and receive reminders. Patients can download the app to the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch device after signing up for Sutter's My Health Online program.



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