HIPAA regulations strictly control access to a deceased person’s medical records, including those from Medicare. A spouse can only access these records if they legally represent their partner’s estate ...

HIPAA regulations strictly control access to a deceased spouse’s medical records, including those from Medicare. You can only access these records if you legally represent their estate or have ...

Parents may choose to share their medical records with family, friends, or a specific organization. To do this, they must complete a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release ...

Memorial Hermann Health System and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have reached an agreement after a dispute over parental access to adolescent medical records. While Paxton claimed the hospital ...

A patient portal is an internet-based platform that lets you view medical records and connect with your health care professional. When you use the portal, it means you don’t have to call the office to ...

The Department of Defense plans to decommission the online portal patients use to access old military health information and recommends patients download their digital medical records if they want to ...

Individuals often have little to no say in how their healthcare records are being used. There is no concept for the average consumer about where their information is stored, how it’s secured, or who ...

To meet its mission of ensuring safety and effectiveness of medical products, the Food and Drug Administration wants to tap the rich vein of data inside electronic health records. The Food and Drug ...

During months of direct research, the Sequoia Project's Consumer Voices Workgroup facilitated discussions and polls focused on patient and provider experiences using electronic health record-based ...

A former health care worker charged with posting the medical records of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on a message board widely known as a hotbed for hate speech told a federal court on Tuesday ...

A cyber attack against a major U.S. nonprofit health system has snarled patient services for two weeks at six St. Luke's Health hospitals in Houston, where online records systems have been shut down ...