A study of 83 leading hospitals finds barriers to exercising your legal right. This is a Kaiser Health news story. Medical records can be hard for patients to get, even in this digital information age ...

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Your guide to getting medical records and documents from one doctor’s office or clinic to a new healthcare professional. This can be a multi-step process that isn’t always as easy as it may seem. If ...

If a parent chooses to share their medical records with you, someone else, or a specific organization, they must complete a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release form. As ...

When I moved cross-country, the last thing on my mind was collecting and organizing my health records -- until I needed to see various healthcare professionals in my new state. It was a nightmare: ...

Patients with duplicate medical records are 5 times more likely to die after being admitted to hospital and 3 times more ...