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New Rule Puts Medical Data in Patients’ Hands

July 12, 2021July 9, 2021 The Petrie-Flom Center Staff Leave a comment

By Jayson Marwaha and Tiffany Tuedor 

On April 5, 2021, a quiet, but potentially transformative shift regarding patient access to data occurred.

Health systems are now required to provide patients with timely access to their own medical records, upon request. (Shockingly, this hasn’t been a requirement in the past.)

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