HealthIT Answers May 22, 2021
By Matt Fisher, General Counsel, Carium
With the federal information blocking regulation now in full effect many prior hurdles that individuals faced in accessing their own medical records have been removed or reduced. Individuals can more readily request that records be sent to applications of their choosing or just get to their records in other ways. The access rights of individuals and obligations for organizations under the information blocking regulation supplement and exist alongside the right of access that has long existed under HIPAA.
Making Data Accessible
The ability to request access to records is not the only change drawing a lot of attention under the rule though. Concern and fears have also focused upon the side of information blocking that...
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