Last week the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT launched two new online tools to connect patients to their data, a series of consumer-facing videos to educate patients about their data access rights and a provider-facing “Patient Engagement Playbook” to walk hospitals through the steps to patient engagement.
“Many people are not fully aware of their right to access their own medical records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), including the right to access a copy when their health information is stored electronically,” Lucia Savage, ONC’s chief privacy officer, said in a statement. “The videos we released today highlight the basics for individuals to get access to their electronic health information and direct it where they wish, including to third party applications.”
The three videos for patients each tackle a different aspect of HIPAA. The first video describes what medical records are, when a patient has access to them, and when a provider can withhold information. The second video goes into more detail, educating consumers on what’s acceptable for providers to charge for access to records and the length of an acceptable wait time. Finally, the third video shows what rights patients have to share their information with third parties, like family members. For the full article click here
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