Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is excited to announce our partnership with PocketHealth, a secure online platform designed to improve the diagnostic image sharing process.

There are two types of image sharing requests that will be fulfilled using the PocketHealth Image Sharing tool:

Provider Image Sharing

• Available as of October 3, 2024.
• Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s Digital Library has fulfilled over 400 provider image sharing requests via PocketHealth since October 2024.

Patient Image Sharing

• Available as of March 26, 2025.
• Once live, patients will be able to visit PocketHealth.com in order to enroll with an account and make requests for diagnostic images.

The PocketHealth tool will ultimately eliminate the need to burn CDs and empower our patients to access and share their images electronically. This transition will reduce patient on-site visits and will provide more timely image sharing with care providers.

How does PocketHealth’s Provider Sharing work?

• Provider image requests will follow the existing request process.
• Instead of burning CDs to store imaging, an access page containing a unique security code will enable any health care provider to access imaging exams online.
• This page can then either be handed over to the patient to deliver to the physician (similar to a CD), or faxed directly to the requesting physician.
• The recipient will then navigate to www.pockethealth.com/VIEW, enter the patient’s date of birth and the security code on the Access Page, then the images will be accessible instantly.

How does PocketHealth Patient Sharing work?

• Patients request access to their diagnostic images by enrolling to PocketHealth at www.pockethealth.com/TBRHSC
• Once signed up, patients can access, store, and share their recent images with any care provider or loved one.

For questions regarding PocketHealth and image sharing requests, please contact TBRHSC Health Records or visit www.PocketHealth.com