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Patients Struggle to Get Their Medical Records

Medical records can be hard for patients to get, even in this digital information age. But they shouldn’t be: Federal law guarantees that people have a right to see and obtain a copy of their medical ... read more

Patients struggle to get their medical records after clinic abruptly closes

(KUTV) Ramona Koegler's treatment for multiple sclerosis has stalled. The Western Neurological clinic where she has been getting her body scanned suddenly shut its doors. "I just felt like the carpet ... read more

The Defenders: Area hospitals struggle to prevent 'avoidable patient suffering'

Medicare records revealed some of our hospitals struggled to prevent what is considered "avoidable patient suffering". Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (NHPMC ... last fiscal year for lagging ... read more

Local patients rush for surgery before end of year

20--Surgery and medical ... said patients who come in in August are going to struggle to get surgery before the end of the year. Northup also said there are a few patients timing out their care ... read more

For U.S. patients, access to medical records often difficult and costly

Even the top-ranked U.S. hospitals can make records requests arduous, according to the study published in JAMA Network Open. “This study quantified the everyday experience of many Americans trying to ... read more

Empowered patients giddy over HHS guidance on records fees

Healthcare providers, stop charging patients exorbitant fees to get copies of their medical records ... to getting their digital health information. They also struggle to have their records sent to co... read more

Inmates Fighting California Wildfires Are More Likely to Get Hurt, Records Show

It’s not the location of their ... Medical Technician licenses, which are required by most of California’s 900-plus fire departments. Leija, who served his time for a robbery conviction, knows this st... read more

Tessa Richards: Access to health records—patients first

Criticism of the government’s plan to collect data from patients’ medical records to build a new NHS database ... different health professionals, some of whom struggle and fail to get on top of their ... read more

Physician Practice Roundup—Just 45 minutes of patient education improves chronic disease management

The study, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, reported on “The Other 45” project, which allowed patients with a chronic disease to meet with a second-year medical ... im... read more

How HIPAA Regulations Apply to Key Patient Data Access Situations

We know that some organizations may have their own forms, and we certainly support that. But we wanted this form to be made available to those organizations who did not have an easy plain language for... read more

Helping Patients Stay Engaged in their Own Care

Doctors for years have struggled to get people to change unhealthy ... more understandable," Kvedar says. Patients certainly could be offended or falsely reassured as they start gaining access to thei... read more

Is Your Doctor Listening?

Electronic medical records have been revolutionary in many respects—a patient ... their marriage didn’t fare as well as their relocation and they separated soon after arriving in New York. She was wor... read more