Patient medical records access comes down to cats
It's time for cats. And animated GIFs. If that doesn't work, will anything?
It's time for cats. And animated GIFs. If that doesn't work, will anything?
A new CMS guidance calls for fee-free patient access to their health records.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
For years, hospitals have been using HIPAA as an excuse not to release records, even though the rules actually say otherwise.
We have the latest slogan for the patient empowerment/data liberaciĆ³n movement: the medical record "spigot." This comes courtesy of "E-Patient" Dave deBronkart.
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.
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.
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.
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.