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 ...
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 ...
Fulton County, Georgia, is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of jail-attributable deaths—deaths to which the difficult conditions of incarceration were a contributor—in its carceral facilities.
HealthEx has launched a new patient-directed health data exchange service under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA. Announced on Tuesday, the new service offers patients ...
The Trump administration and the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced plans to collaborate with major health and technology companies to enhance Americans’ access to their ...
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PocketHealth, the leading patient-centric medical image sharing platform, today unveiled PocketHealth Basic, a new, free service that provides patients with fast and easy ...
A new bill would fine hospitals that fail to release medical records to parents accused of abuse, aiming to ensure families can seek a second medical opinion.