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Refer NM Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About Refer NM

Refer NM makes it easy to discover, contact and refer patients to Northwestern Medicine physicians.

• Discover NM specialists for their unique clinical interests to care for your complex patients.
• Access accurate physician contact information updated regularly.
• Text referrals to your patients (without sharing your cell number) so they have all the information on their smartphone. No more lost paper referrals!
• Stay in the loop about your patients’ care. Receive follow-up through the app and get notified when referral appointments are booked.
• Communicate with NM specialists about your referred patients via secure text message.

What's New in the Latest Version 2.5.0

Last updated on Feb 6, 2024

Old Versions

• Push notification bug fixes
• Other minor bug fixes

Version History

2.5.0

Feb 6, 2024

• Push notification bug fixes
• Other minor bug fixes

2.4.0

Jan 9, 2024

• Performance improvements for users with a lot of referrals
• Bug fix for an issue that prevented zooming in on referral images

2.3.4

Oct 20, 2023

• Minor bug fixes

2.3.3

Oct 19, 2023

• Minor bug fixes

2.3.2

Oct 19, 2023

• Fixes a bug where user could not open email app to send invitations

2.3.1

Oct 18, 2023

• Minor enhancements

2.3.0

Oct 14, 2023

• Referral push notification bug fixes

2.2.0

Sep 7, 2023

• Minor improvements

2.1.1

May 8, 2023

• Minor enhancements and bug fixes

2.1.0

Mar 16, 2023

• Now supports multiple image types

2.0.3

Jan 25, 2023

• Share images securely with other physicians about a referral
• Minor bug fixes

2.0.2

Sep 21, 2022

• Updated App Store description
• Minor bug fixes

2.0.1

Feb 23, 2022

• Clinical trials are now listed within each service line
• Minor bug fixes/improvements

2.0.0

Jan 8, 2022

• Expansion to six new service lines in addition to the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
• New app name: "Refer NM"
• Various small bug fixes and enhancements

1.5.0

Aug 9, 2021

• Physician-to-physician secure messaging about referrals
• Bug fixes and other small enhancements

1.4.0

Sep 10, 2020

• Bug fixes and other improvements

1.3.4

Mar 17, 2020

This update includes various small, helpful bug fixes and improvements, mainly around directory search and referrals.

1.3.3

Jan 20, 2020

• Updated support and feedback email addresses listed in the app

1.3.2

Nov 16, 2019

• Bug fixes

1.3.1

Nov 11, 2019

• Bug fixes

1.3.0

Oct 7, 2019

• Better support for screen height on iPhone X, iPhone XS, iPhone 11, and iPhone 11 Pro
• Various ease-of-use improvements, speed-ups and bug fixes
• Now powered by Flare Health (same company, formerly known as Human Practice)

1.2.10

Aug 7, 2019

• Updated US News & World Report Best Hospitals badge

1.2.9

Jun 4, 2019

• Fixed a text message invitation bug introduced in the previous release
• Other minor bug fixes

1.2.8

May 7, 2019

• Practice staff can now refer on behalf of specific physicians
• Search improvements
• Bug fixes

1.2.7

Mar 9, 2019

• Display device images for clinical trials when available