Major electronic medical records vendors Epic Systems has released an iPad, iPhone and iTouch app for its MyChart application. It will include test results, messaging, appointments, health advisories and more. This functionality permits patients access to portions of the actual electronic medical record used by their doctors in a mobile format.

MetroHealth System employees and leaders are spending much of today celebrating the 10th birthday of their electronic medical record system, called Epic. Lauded by The Obama administration for its potential to lower cost and raise the quality of care in the nation’s health care system, health information technology like Epic has yet to fulfill that promise at MetroHealth.