In-Person Office Visits Required As Of April 1st
Due to changes in Telehealth coverage, as well as our practice’s belief that in-person office exams provide superior care for the complex conditions of our kidney-care patients, we will no longer be offering Telehealth visits as an option for our patients as of April 1, 2025. Coverage of Telehealth services was initially expanded to reduce exposure and help limit the spread of COVID-19. Now that the Public Health Emergency has ended, and the latest extension of Telehealth coverage is set to expire on March 31, 2025, we will be returning to patient care that emphasizes the importance of face-to-face exams by our physicians and nurse practitioners.
MyChart Patient Portal
On October 1, 2024, Austin Kidney Associates, P.A. (“AKA”) implemented a new electronic medical record ("EMR"), called CKD EHR by Epic. We selected CKD EHR by Epic because of its focus on kidney-care, and we are working with DaVita Physician Solutions (“DPS”) to make this EMR available to our practice.
CKD EHR by Epic uses a patient portal called MyChart and we encourage you to sign up at your earliest convenience. By signing up, you will be able to access your health information, receive important updates from your AKA physician, and communicate with our team members. Please click the MyChart icon at the top-right of our web-page to sign up. For your convenience, there is also a MyChart app that you can download to your mobile phone. When signing up with MyChart, you will need to search for the organization DaVita Physician Solutions CKD EHR, and you will then be able to select our practice.
If you have any questions about how to sign up for MyChart, please contact us at (512) 451-5800 and an AKA team member will be happy to help.
Notification of Dr. Betts's Retirement
Dr. Judy Betts has retired from Austin Kidney Associates as of December 31, 2023. Patients who have been seen by Dr. Betts can be scheduled with one of our other providers, or can request to have their medical records sent to a new physician at the patient's request. Please call our office if you have any questions regarding your care.
Thank you to Dr. Betts for her many years of service to our practice, and to our patients!