Related persons are people involved in your healthcare who aren't medical professionals - family members, caregivers, emergency contacts, friends, or legal representatives who help with your care.

Adding them to your healthcare record helps your care team know who to contact in emergencies, who can help with your care, and who might need access to your health information.

Note: When you add a new related person, this creates a user account for them and adds them to your care network.

 

Who to Add

Family members: Spouse, children, parents, siblings, grandparents

Caregivers: People who help with your daily care, medication, or health monitoring

Emergency contacts: People to call in medical emergencies

Legal representatives: Guardians, power of attorney, healthcare proxies

Support people: Close friends, neighbors, religious advisors who help with your care

Remember: One person can have multiple roles (like a spouse who's also your caregiver).

 

Adding New Related Persons

Required information:

  • Email address - Used for their login account
  • First name - Their given name
  • Last name - Their family name
  • Relationship - How they're related to you

What happens when you save:

  • Creates a user account with their email
  • Adds them to your healthcare network
  • They get appropriate access to help with your care

Important: Make sure you have their permission and the email address is correct!

 

Managing Existing Related Persons

For people already in your network, you can update detailed information in 5 sections:

  • Name - Full name, prefixes, suffixes, nicknames
  • Personal Info - Relationships, birth date, gender, languages, photo, active status
  • Address - Home, work, and other addresses
  • Contact Info - Phone numbers, emails, contact preferences
  • Identifiers - ID numbers, licenses, medical record numbers

 

Tips for Managing Your Related Persons

  • Keep contact info current - Especially for emergency contacts
  • Use active status - Turn off for people no longer involved in your care
  • Choose relationships carefully - This affects what information they can access
  • Include multiple emergency contacts - In case the first person can't be reached
  • Add photos when helpful - Helps healthcare providers identify them
  • Review regularly - Update when people's roles or contact info changes

Remember: These people are part of your healthcare team. Keeping their information current helps ensure you get the support you need.