{"id":2493,"date":"2014-05-07T14:25:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T18:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/forphysicians\/online-referral-portal-unc-carelink\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:14:35","slug":"online-referral-portal-unc-carelink","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/for-physicians\/online-referral-portal-unc-carelink\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC CareLink"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7820 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1268\/2023\/07\/UNC-CareLink-e1689367052407-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What is <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/unccarelink.org\/EpicCareLink\/common\/epic_login.asp\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">UNC CareLink<\/a>?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>An online extension of UNC\u2019s Epic electronic medical record that enables to easily access patient information and follow the progress of care delivered at UNC Health.<\/li>\n<li>Web-based portal for community providers and clinical staff<\/li>\n<li>Provides access to view all medical records and ancillary services for patients referred by your practice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are the benefits?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Shared medical record with community practices and staff<\/li>\n<li>Enhances communication and keeps referring practices \u201cin the loop\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Provides access to scheduled appointments, medications, allergies and outpatient and inpatient notes (including admissions, discharges and emergency services)<\/li>\n<li>Helps with CMS Meaningful Use and patient-centered medical home efforts<\/li>\n<li>Enables providers to send secure messages to UNC providers regarding their patient\u2019s care and access an unassigned patient\u2019s medical record<\/li>\n<li>Links to provider information at <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/findadoc.unchealthcare.org\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">findadoc.unchealthcare.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Offers online referrals for outpatient and ancillary services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to enroll?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Community-based practices seeking to access the UNC Health electronic referral portal or our electronic medical records system may request a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unccarelink.org\/EpicCareLink\/common\/epic_login.asp\">UNC CareLink<\/a> <\/strong>account at <strong><a href=\"mailto:unccarelink@unchealth.unc.edu\">unccarelink@unchealth.unc.edu<\/a><\/strong>. 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