Although patients have the right of access to their protected health information, actual access remains limited. A new study, published in JAMA Network Open, has found that the processing of ...

Providing medical information about a person is a highly sensitive personal matter. Asking for it as part of the hiring process raises difficulties in relation to both Israeli labor and privacy ...

More and more patients are accessing their medical records via patient portals or apps on their phones and tablets, and the frequency with which they access these records is increasing, according to a ...

You’ve probably felt the pain of requesting medical records from your doctor’s office. Sure, they need to make sure your health information is kept safe and confidential, but why are there so many ...

It’s your right to access all of your hospital records — and the best reason to have them might be financial. If you’re hit with a huge medical bill that you think is erroneous or fraudulent, these ...

Physicians have the right to decline your request (Photo: iStock) We live in an age where personal choice is paramount, even in medical matters. But sometimes the balance of choice goes too far. It is ...