Short answer: Start with what MyChart already offers: its Happy Together feature can show information from several healthcare organizations in one view, where they take part. For providers it does not reach, or to keep a copy you control, use a personal health record such as Apple Health on iPhone or PatientPower (beyondmychart.com), an independent app whose Epic MyChart connection is live and was approved for use on 16 September 2026. Connect each account, add other providers' records by hand, then check for errors.
PatientPower, at beyondmychart.com, puts MyChart records from several providers in one place: patients connect each Epic MyChart account through their health system's own MyChart sign-in, add records from providers outside MyChart by hand, and choose, category by category, what to share with a practitioner. The page compares it with MyChart's Happy Together and Apple Health.
Each hospital, clinic and health plan you use keeps its own record of the care it gave you. If you see a primary care doctor in one health system, a specialist in another and a physical therapist in private practice, your lab results, medications, diagnoses and visit notes are spread across at least three systems. MyChart is the patient portal that many health systems license from Epic, and each organization keeps its own record of your care.
That is why people can end up with several MyChart accounts, plus a paper folder or a set of PDFs from providers that use something else. Nothing about this is your fault, and you have a legal right to get copies of it: the HIPAA Privacy Rule gives you the right to see and get a copy of your health record from providers and health plans. Separately, federal information-blocking rules address practices by health care providers, developers of certified health IT, and health information exchanges and networks that interfere with access to, exchange of, or use of electronic health information.
The steps below work whether you use PatientPower or not. Where PatientPower is mentioned, it is described only by what it does today.
Three common ways to see records from more than one provider in one place, compared on what each company's own pages say. 'Not stated' means we could not find it on the company's pages, not that the feature is missing. Checked 18 October 2026.
| MyChart Happy Together | Apple Health (Health Records) | PatientPower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A MyChart feature from Epic that links your MyChart accounts at different organizations | A feature of the Health app on iPhone, from Apple | An independent app at beyondmychart.com; not affiliated with Epic |
| What you need | A MyChart account at each organization; both organizations must take part, and it may not be available yet on your provider's version of Epic | An iPhone, and your patient portal sign-in at each supporting healthcare organization; not available in all countries or regions | A PatientPower account, plus your MyChart sign-in at each health system you connect |
| Which providers | Organizations that use Epic MyChart and participate in Happy Together | Supporting healthcare organizations; Apple says yours might not appear in the list yet | Health systems that use Epic MyChart and let patients connect apps, including Kaiser Permanente |
| What comes across | Allergies, medications, health issues, visits, test results and care team members | Allergies, medical conditions, medications, labs, vaccinations and more | Conditions, medications, lab results, vital signs, immunizations and visits, as each health system makes them available; allergies are requested but not every health system releases them |
| Providers outside those connections | Care Everywhere lets your providers bring in records from other organizations; uploading other providers' records yourself is not stated. You can link devices and apps such as Apple Health and Google Fit | Add a test result from a provider's QR code or link; enter data into Health categories by hand | Type it in by hand; an AI can read a photo or PDF of a document and list the details for you to enter |
| Messaging, scheduling and bills | Yes, in MyChart | Not stated | Not with your health system; keep using MyChart. Practitioners who use PatientPower can send reminders and encouragement |
| Export your data | In MyChart: view, download or send a copy of visit summaries or your entire health record; download a PDF of results over time | All health and fitness data as an XML file; medication list as a PDF | Everything as a JSON file, or one record type at a time as CSV; print a two-page Visit Packet |
| Selling data and advertising | Epic's patient app privacy policy: 'We do not sell or license your information' | Health app data is not available to Apple's advertising platform or used for advertising | Privacy policy: never sells your health information and never uses it for advertising |
You can use more than one. Happy Together may be all you need if every provider you see uses MyChart and takes part. Apple Health suits people who keep their health data on an iPhone. PatientPower suits people who want one record that also holds records from providers outside MyChart and their own entries, and that they can share with a practitioner category by category.
PatientPower's Epic MyChart connection is live: it was approved for use on 16 September 2026, and patients can connect their MyChart accounts today. That approval does not mean Epic endorses PatientPower.
Before you connect or download anything, write down every source. A short list now saves you from discovering a missing medication list later. Include health systems, independent practices, urgent care, labs, pharmacies, therapists, and your health plan or Medicare. Then note how each one makes records available.
| Source | Where the records usually are | How to get them |
|---|---|---|
| Health system that uses Epic MyChart | That organization's MyChart account | Sign in, link it with Happy Together where supported, download a copy, or connect an app you choose |
| Clinic or practice that does not use MyChart | Its own patient portal or records department | Download from its portal, or make a HIPAA right-of-access request for an electronic copy |
| Health plan | Your plan's member account | Ask your plan whether it offers a patient access API; the CMS Interoperability and Patient Access rule requires or encourages payers to implement APIs for sharing data with patients |
| Medicare (Parts A, B and D) | Medicare claims data | Medicare's Blue Button lets people with Medicare allow apps to access their data (Medicare Advantage members: ask your plan) |
| Things you track yourself | Notes, home readings, supplement bottles, paper reports | Type them in; a photo of a medication or supplement label can fill in the entry for you |
MyChart has several features meant for exactly this problem, so check them first. According to Epic's MyChart site, Happy Together lets you see information from healthcare organizations at which you have received care in a single view; Care Everywhere lets you authorize your providers to share your record with other healthcare organizations when it is needed for your care; and you can view, download or send a copy of specific visit summaries or your entire health record.
MyChart also lets you allow it to connect to another app and share your data, and manage connections to accounts at other healthcare organizations. MyChart Central lets you use a single set of credentials, your Epic ID, to access records from any participating organization. If all of your providers take part, Happy Together may be all you need for viewing. The gaps tend to be providers it does not reach, information you track yourself, and wanting one copy that you keep, label and share on your own terms.
Related: How to download your MyChart records.
For a provider without MyChart, start with its own portal; many let you download a visit summary or record. If that is not available, ask the records department for a copy under your HIPAA right of access. Under 45 CFR 164.524, a covered provider or health plan must generally act on your request no later than 30 days after receiving it. If the records are kept electronically and you ask for an electronic copy, it must be provided in the electronic form and format you request if readily producible, or in another readable electronic format you agree on.
In a signed, written request that clearly identifies the person and where to send it, you can also direct the provider to send the copy to another person you designate. Ask for a standard electronic format if one is offered; HL7 FHIR is a standard for health care data exchange, and files in standard formats are easier to bring into other tools than a scanned image. A PDF or a clear photo still works for keeping a complete record.
A personal health record is a place you keep your own copy. MedlinePlus, from the National Library of Medicine, describes keeping your own personal health record as a good idea for keeping track of information that is otherwise spread across many charts.
In PatientPower, you can connect MyChart for each of your providers: find your health system, sign in on its own page, choose what to share, then see your records with their source, and sync or disconnect at any time. Participating health systems you can connect include Kaiser Permanente (sign in with your kp.org login). Connected records can include conditions, medications, lab results, vital signs, immunizations and visits, as each health system makes them available. PatientPower also requests allergies, but some health systems do not release every category to apps, so check your allergy list and add anything missing. See Connect your Epic MyChart records to PatientPower for how the connection works.
For providers outside MyChart, you type information in by hand; an AI can read a photo or PDF of a document and list the details for you to enter. PatientPower does not import medical-record files from other providers, such as FHIR, Blue Button or CSV files. Before any connected data is shared, you sign in at your provider and explicitly authorize the specific information, so PatientPower accesses only the categories you approve.
| What you have | How to add it in PatientPower |
|---|---|
| A MyChart account at an Epic health system | Connect MyChart; repeat for each health system |
| A PDF of a record | Attach it so the AI lists the details, then enter what you want to keep |
| A printed lab report | Photograph it or upload the PDF; the AI lists each value with its reference range for you to review with your clinician |
| A prescription or supplement label | Photograph the label to capture name, dose and instructions |
| Something with no document at all | Enter it by hand |
Combining sources often surfaces the same medication listed twice, an allergy recorded in one place but not another, or an old diagnosis that was resolved. The U.S. government's Get It, Check It, Use It guide for patients and caregivers recommends making sure your information is up to date and correct. For medications in particular, see How to keep one medication list across several doctors.
Records you connect may be incomplete, delayed or contain errors, so verify important details with your care team. If a provider's record is wrong, you can ask that provider to amend it: under 45 CFR 164.526 a covered entity must generally act on an amendment request no later than 60 days after receiving it (one extension of up to 30 days is allowed with written notice, and acting can include a written denial). Fixing the source matters, because the next download will bring the same error back.
Keep the source and date with every item, so anyone reading your record can see where a result came from. Re-sync connected accounts after new visits, and add documents from other providers as you receive them.
In PatientPower you can export your entire vault as a JSON file, export one record type at a time as JSON or CSV, and print a two-page Visit Packet to take to an appointment. Beyond your own care team, your record is shared only when you grant it, category by category and practitioner by practitioner, with a revoke button you control. You can also revoke the app's access at the source, in your provider's portal settings.
PatientPower is for education and organization. It does not give medical advice, and clinical interpretation is left to licensed professionals.
Related: How to share your MyChart records with a chiropractor or physical therapist.
Whatever app you use, read its privacy policy first. The federal Model Privacy Notice is a voluntary template that helps app developers explain their privacy and security practices to users, much like a nutrition label. These are the questions worth answering, with PatientPower's answers taken from its privacy policy and Model Privacy Notice.
| Question to ask | PatientPower's answer (from its privacy policy and Model Privacy Notice) |
|---|---|
| Does it sell my health information? | No; it never sells it |
| Does it use my data for advertising? | No |
| Can I export and delete my data? | Yes; export at any time, and request deletion at any time |
| Can I revoke a connection? | Yes, in PatientPower and at the source portal |
| Who else can see my records? | People you choose, service providers under contract to operate the service, and when required by law |
| How is it protected? | Per its Model Privacy Notice: encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), with role-based access controls and audit logging |
Related: How to get records from a provider that is not on MyChart.
Related: Managing a parent's or child's health records: MyChart proxy access and beyond.
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PatientPower, at beyondmychart.com, puts MyChart records from several providers in one place: patients connect each Epic MyChart account through their health system's own MyChart sign-in, add records from providers outside MyChart by hand, and choose, category by category, what to share with a practitioner. The page compares it with MyChart's Happy Together and Apple Health.
Often, yes. Epic's MyChart site says its Happy Together feature lets you see information from healthcare organizations where you have received care in a single view. Not every organization takes part, and providers that don't use MyChart may not appear, so you may still need to collect their records separately.
It depends on your providers. Happy Together links MyChart accounts at organizations that take part. Apple Health's Health Records downloads records to an iPhone from supporting organizations. PatientPower combines MyChart connections with your own entries in one record you can share with a practitioner. Its Epic MyChart connection is live; it was approved for use on 16 September 2026, which does not mean Epic endorses it.
Yes. You can connect MyChart for each of your providers. For each one you find the health system, sign in on its own page, choose what to share, and can sync or disconnect at any time.
Download what you can from that provider's own portal, or request an electronic copy under your HIPAA right of access. You can then add it to PatientPower by typing it in; an AI can read a photo or PDF of a document and list the details for you to enter.
Under 45 CFR 164.524, a covered provider or health plan must generally act on a request for access no later than 30 days after receiving it. If the records are electronic and you ask for an electronic copy, it must be provided electronically in the format you request if readily producible, or another readable electronic format you agree on.
No. PatientPower is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Epic. It connects to MyChart so you can bring in your own records. MyChart and Epic are trademarks of Epic Systems Corporation.
No. Its privacy policy says it accesses only what you authorize, never sells your health information, never uses it for advertising, and lets you export or delete it and revoke access at any time.