It is important for health care providers and their lawyers to understand Personal Health Records (“PHRs”) and how they relate to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”). A ...

BOSTON — Personal health records may attain greater consumer acceptance with consumers than electronic health records, said Robert Burg, vice president, business development, Medem, West Chester, Pa.

ATLANTA — Patients of another metro Atlanta healthcare provider found out this week that their personal medical information was stolen by hackers. This time, the target was the Atlanta Women’s Health ...

With near-instant access to personal data on smartphones, social media accounts and browsing habits, the “data revolution” has seemed to hit nearly every aspect of a consumer’s life. However, lags ...

Several major changes in modern healthcare have resulted in both the demand and the need for patients to have total access to their medical records. First, consider that in bygone days, you would have ...

The Department of Defense plans to decommission the online portal patients use to access old military health information and recommends patients download their digital medical records if they want to ...

HIPAA regulations strictly control access to a deceased spouse’s medical records, including those from Medicare. You can only access these records if you legally represent their estate or have ...

WASHINGTON — Military health care beneficiaries are being urged to download their digital health records from the Tricare online patient portal before April 1 to retain copies. The Defense Department ...

AcroDocz is an AI-powered platform that helps personal injury attorneys review medical records and bills efficiently and identify missing information. Co-founded by attorney Sam Karpel, AcroDocz was ...

Alphabet Inc.'s Google has quietly started removing a new category of online content -- personal medical records -- from its search results, a departure from its typically hands-off approach to ...

The personal and medical records of 1.7 million patients, staff members, contractors and vendors have been stolen from New York City hospitals, including Jacobi Medical Center, North Central Bronx ...