Valley Fever Center for Excellence

The Valley Fever Center for Excellence (VFCE) at the University of Arizona appears to utilize the Banner Health Patient Account, formerly known as the MyBanner patient portal, for its patient portal services. This is due to the close affiliation between the VFCE and Banner Health, particularly Banner - University Medical Center, where VFCE Director Dr. John Galgiani runs a Valley Fever Clinic. Banner Health uses Cerner as its primary electronic health records (EHR) system, including Cerner Millennium for facility-based clinical information and Cerner Ambulatory for some practices. While the University of Arizona Campus Health has its own patient portal called PatientLink, the strong integration of the VFCE with Banner Health suggests that patient care and associated online services for the VFCE would be managed through Banner's systems. The Banner Health Patient Account allows patients to access medical records, schedule appointments, message doctors, and manage their health information online. Therefore, the patient portal vendor/branding used by the Valley Fever Center for Excellence is Banner Health's Patient Account (MyBanner), which is tied to the Cerner EHR system.