Patient medical records access comes down to cats
It's time for cats. And animated GIFs. If that doesn't work, will anything?
Empowered patients giddy over HHS guidance on records fees
A new CMS guidance calls for fee-free patient access to their health records.
The Hidden Administrative Tasks Draining Small Practices
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.
Patient advocates react cautiously to OCR HIPAA access guidance
For years, hospitals have been using HIPAA as an excuse not to release records, even though the rules actually say otherwise.
‘E-Patient’ Dave: Time to open the medical records spigot
We have the latest slogan for the patient empowerment/data liberación movement: the medical record "spigot." This comes courtesy of "E-Patient" Dave deBronkart.
Pierre-Paul records leak, White House meeting expose HIPAA fallacies
The Internet was abuzz Wednesday evening after ESPN pro football reporter Adam Schefter tweeted a photo of a medical record supposedly showing that New York Giants player Jason Pierre-Paul had had a finger amputated.
Get My Health Data campaign launches in time for ‘Data Independence Day’
July 4 is upon us, and with that also comes "Data Independence Day," when consumers are supposed to start asking en masse for copies of their medical records, in hopes of demonstrating to providers, IT vendors and healthcare policy-makers that there truly is wide demand for such access.
The New Blueprint: How Clever Care Health Plan is Scaling Its Member Experience [Video]
MedCity News was at the Vive conference and spoke with executives who shared their insights for the healthcare industry.
How should consumers manage their health data? WSJ offers tips
Millions of people probably don't know how to request and manage their health information. Monday, the Wall Street Journal offered a how-to story on doing just that.
‘Data Independence Day’ is coming, Mostashari says
Plans are coming together for "Data Independence Day," when consumers demand electronic access to their health information, but organizers want to position it more as a movement than an event tied to the July 4 holiday.