Macquarie University Hospital (MUH) has implemented a National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) compliant online informed financial consent (IFC) process with the go-live of its new patient portal.

MUH is the 75th hospital in Australia to roll out EpiSoft's epi-me patient portal, which allows patients to complete their pre-admission information online.

The new functionality at MUH means patients will receive a notification to view and acknowledge their hospital estimates online. Hospitals using epi-me also have the option to use the portal’s native payment gateway so patients can pay any out of pocket expenses online.