MyHealth Share Access
To Share Your Medical Information with Another Adult
As a Stanford Health Care patient, you can give permission to another adult (18 and over) to access your medical information via MyHealth, allowing your designated representative (aka a “proxy”) to help manage your health care.
When you grant Share Access to a proxy, the proxy can:
- View portions of your health record
- View your test results
- Request care team appointments on your behalf
- Send a non-urgent, secure message to your clinician's office
To grant another adult access to your medical information, log in to your MyHealth account and:
On the Mobile App:
- Open the side menu (tap the hamburger menu icon in the upper left corner)
- Tap on the “Share Access” menu option under the Account section
- Tap the “Invite Someone” button and fill in the required information
On the Web:
- Click on “Settings” in the top navigation menu
- Click on the “Share Access” menu option on the left
- Click the “Invite Someone” button and fill in the required information
If for any reason you want to submit a paper form to request Share Access for an adult patient, download the Adult Share Access Request Form, fill it out, and submit it in person at any Stanford Health Care clinic. You will receive an activation letter within 5 business days of submission.
To View Medical Information of Another Patient Using Share Access
If the Patient is an Adult (18 and over)
If you yourself share access to another adult’s MyHealth account, to view that person’s health information:
On the Mobile App:
- Open the side menu (tap the hamburger menu icon in the upper left corner)
- Tap on the patient’s name under the Account section that you have visibility for
On the Web:
- Click on your name in the top-left corner of your screen to pull down the list of account names to which you have visibility, and switch account views
If the Patient is a Child (younger than 18)
As a parent or guardian of a minor patient at Stanford Health Care, you can request access to your child’s medical record to better manage your child’s health care.
Parents and guardians of children up to 12 years of age can:
- View upcoming appointments
- View test results
- View health history including immunizations, allergies, medications and more
- Send a non-urgent, secure message to your child’s clinician's office
Parents and guardians of children age 12-17 can:
- View immunizations records
- Send a non-urgent, secure message to your child’s clinician's office
To request Share Access for your child, download the Child Share Access Request Form.
To Cancel Share Access
To revoke access to your health records from someone that you previously approved:
On the Mobile App:
- Open the side menu (tap the hamburger menu icon in the upper left corner)
- Tap on the “Share Access” menu option under the Account section
- Tap the round button next to the name of the person who you no longer wish to have access to your health records
- Tap the “Remove Access” button
On the Web:
- Click on “Settings” in the top navigation menu
- Click on the “Share Access” menu option on the left
- Find the name of the person who you no longer wish to have access to your health records
- Click on the “Remove Access” button near this name
If for any reason you want to submit a paper form to request revocation of Share Access privileges for another adult, download the Consent MyHealth Proxy Share Access Revocation form, print it, fill it out, and submit it in person at any Stanford Health Care clinic. You will receive a confirmation letter within 5 business days of submission.
MyHealth Share Access Frequently Asked Questions
Share Access enables designated individuals to access online medical health information for their child or another adult via MyHealth. MyHealth is the Stanford Health Care's Internet tool that allows patients to securely access their health information and communicate with their doctor's office online.
If the patient is an adult (18 and older), the patient would send you a Share Access invite from within MyHealth.
On the mobile app, the patient would:
- Open the side menu (tap the hamburger menu icon in the upper left corner)
- Tap on the “Share Access” menu option under the Account section
- Tap the “Invite Someone” button and and fill in his/her name and email
On the web, the patient would:
- Click on “Settings” in the top navigation menu
- Click on the “Share Access” menu option on the left
- Click the “Invite Someone” button and fill in his/her name and email
If, on the other hand, you seek access to the account of your child (younger than 18), you must use the Child Share Access Request Form. The form must be submitted in-person at any Stanford Health Care Clinic. You will receive an activation letter within one week of submission.
Yes, before you can activate Share Access, you must be registered in MyHealth, even if you are not a Stanford Health Care patient. You can enroll for a MyHealth account online, by mail, or in person at any Stanford Health Care clinic.
For access to your minor (age 0-17) child’s MyHealth record:
- Child's date of birth
- Child's SHC Medical Record Number (MRN). Locate the MRN on your billing statement or the After Visit Summary provided at check-out from your child’s last clinic visit.
For access to an adult (age 18+) patient’s MyHealth record:
- You will need your own MyHealth account and the patient’s date of birth—that’s all.
Under California State and Federal law, there are certain types of medical information that the parent or guardian of a minor patient age 12 or older may not view without consent of the minor patient. Due to these requirements, we offer limited information to proxies of minor patients in this age category.
Once your child reaches age 18, you lose access to your child's MyHealth record. Your adult child gains access to his or her own MyHealth record by enrolling for a MyHealth account online, by mail, or in person at a clinic visit.