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athenahealth Patient Portal

Portal Help

Log in, get set up, and get the most out of your Springfield Clinic patient portal.

Passwords need an uppercase letter, a number, and 8–72 characters.

Account Setup

Portal tip: Use your browser, not the app

We recommend the web-browser version of the portal — even on your phone — for the full experience. The athenaPatient app is great for quick looks at appointments, results and bills.

You'll receive an email invitation after your visit. Click the link, confirm your identity with your date of birth, and set a password to finish.

Go to the log-in page, enter your email and password, and complete any two-step verification you've turned on.

Under Account Settings, choose how you'd like to hear from us — email, text or both — for appointments, results and messages.

Select "Forgot password" on the log-in screen. Your new password needs an uppercase letter, a number, and 8–72 characters.

In Security settings, turn on multi-factor authentication to add a one-time code to each log-in.

Messaging Your Care Team

Portal tip: Skip the phone tag

Securely message your established Springfield Clinic care teams — or our Patient Advocate Center — right from the portal, any time of day.

From your portal home screen, choose Messages, select your care team from the drop-down, write your note and send.

In the athenaPatient app, tap Messages, pick your care team and send — attachments included.

Select the Patient Advocate Center from the messaging drop-down for help with billing, records or navigating your care.

If a provider you've seen in the last three years isn't listed, submit a Provider Connection Request and we'll add them to your account.

Shared & Proxy Access

Portal tip: Invite a family member to stay in the know

You can grant another adult athenahealth user access to your health information — you'll need their date of birth and the email and phone number on their account.

Under Shared Access, enter your family member's details and send an invitation — they'll confirm from their own athenahealth account.

Once you've accepted an invitation, switch between accounts from the profile menu at the top of the portal.

In Shared Access, select the person and choose Remove Access at any time.

Proxy access is available for minors (0–11), patients 18+, and dependent adults. Use the digital Proxy Access Request form, or complete one in person at your visit.

State privacy laws give adolescents certain confidentiality rights, so proxy access pauses between ages 12 and 17.

Visit Notes

Portal tip: New look, same notes

As of August 2025, every provider's notes live under "Visit Notes." Each visit shows a detailed Medical Care Record and a brief Patient Care Summary — and you'll still get the "We took notes for you" email.

The Patient Care Summary is a short overview of your visit; the Medical Care Record holds your provider's full, detailed notes.

Log in through a browser and open Visit Notes — every past note now lives there, no more searching through Forms & Documents.

Click the "We took notes for you" email after your appointment and follow the link straight to your notes.

Open athenaPatient, tap your visit and select View Notes.

Paying Your Bill

Portal tip: Pay online in a couple of taps

The Billing & Payments section holds your statements, saved payment methods and the insurance we have on file.

Open Billing & Payments, review your balance, choose a payment method and confirm.

Adolescent billing is handled separately for privacy — use Guest Pay with the account number from the statement.

Choose Guest Pay from the log-in screen and enter the account number printed on your statement.

All current and past statements live under Billing & Payments → Statements.

In Billing preferences, opt out of paper statements to receive them online only.

Good to Know

Frequently Asked Questions

A secure online tool for messaging your care team, viewing results and visit notes, paying bills and managing appointments — from any device.

athenahealth connects more directly to your medical record, so your results, notes and messages stay together in one smoother experience.

Your information is protected with encryption and optional two-step verification. We strongly recommend turning multi-factor authentication on.

The athenaPatient app is ideal for quick looks at appointments, results and bills; use a browser for messaging and the full set of features.

Contact portal support — they can confirm the email and details on file and re-send your invitation.

Try a browser instead of the app, clear your cache, and reset your password. If it keeps happening, reach portal support below.

Results appear under Results; full records live under Visit Notes and Forms & Documents.

Those visits use a separate portal. Contact that department or portal support for access details.

Still Stuck?

We’re Here to Help

Can't find what you need? Our portal support team is standing by, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Used our previous portal, FollowMyHealth? Find legacy record help here.