Access to your medical records--legislation proposedFocuses on the Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995 which grants access to Americans for their own medical records. Compromise of privacy by the legis...
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Access to medical records can play a vital role in motivating consumers to become more active, informed agents in the delivery of health care services. Until recently, patients had no federal right to see and copy their own medical records. The 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...
In New Zealand, for example, although every individual has a right of access to any personal information including medical records, under the Privacy Act 1993, access may be refused if it would, in the doctor's opinion, prejudice the physical or mental health of the individual (Longworth and...
This article summarizes the main provisions of the Access to Health Records Act 1990 and considers its implications for the medical profession. It is the authors' view that although it is unlikely that the majority of patients will avail themselves of their rights under the Act, its provisions...
How to Get Your Medical Records Was it a Covered Entity? Be sure you have made the request froma covered entity. These are designated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and include providers who transmit health information in electronic form, health plans...
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By law, patients have had the right of access to their own medical records since November 1991. However, the Access to Health Records Act 1990 states that access shall not be given where in the opinion of the holder of the record, information is 'likely to cause serious harm to the ...
Current English law conspires against medical researchers, writes Ara Darzi . After the failure of care.data, the greatest challenge is to show patients why they should support moves to make sharing their records easierBruce Keogh, the NHS's medical director, told a conference organised by the ...