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Access. Only you or your personal representative has the right to access your records. A health care provider or health plan may send copies of your records to another provider or health plan only as needed for treatment or payment or with your permission.
With limited exceptions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule gives individuals the right to access, upon request, the medical and health information (protected health information or PHI) about them in one or more designated record sets maintained by or for the individuals' health care providers and health plans (HIPAA covered entities).
Access to a patient’s medical records is mainly governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, which establishes who is entitled to view and handle these records. Under HIPAA, individuals have the absolute right to access their own health information.
With access to your health information you can make better decisions with your doctor, better track your progress and do more to be healthy. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, for short, gives you the important right to see and get copies of your health information.
Track appointments, vaccinations, and preventive or screening care, such as mammograms. Studies have found that the use of personal health records helps people know more about their health, make better medical decisions, follow their treatment plans, and use screening and other preventive services.
Dozens of people and organizations are legally allowed to see your medical records. They can make a request or purchase access to them. In some cases, you need to give them permission to access your record. However, your permission is not always required.
HIPAA—the law that protects sensitive patient health information—gives you certain rights to your medical records. Learn about these rights and to get your medical records and ome issues regarding access to your records.
We’ll show you how to make sure your records are correct and complete — and how to use them to get the most out of your health care. This guide focuses on getting records from your health care providers, but you also can use it as a guide for getting records from your health plan.
Easy access to your health records puts you in control of decisions regarding your health and well-being. You can monitor your health conditions better, understand and stay on track with treatment plans, and find and fix errors in your record.
Your health information rights include: Right to access your health information; Right to an accounting of disclosures of your health information; Right to correct or amend your health information; Right to notice of privacy practices; Right to file a complaint