Get the information you need to better manage your health, or care for loved ones. With online access and communication tools, patients can ask questions, share concerns, and provide pertinent information to their providers at their convenience – at night, over the weekend, even on a holiday.
Learn WHY You Should Request Your Health Data
There are several ways you can request to see or get a copy of your health information. The method you choose will largely depend upon the type of health data you want and the kind of health records system your provider uses.
Learn HOW to Request Your Health Data
Before you request your health data, you first need to determine: what kind of health information you want, what format you want it in, and how you want to receive it.
Learn WHAT Data You Should Request
Too often, consumers face barriers to getting their health information. You have the right to ask to see and get a copy of your health information from most doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers.
Learn About Your RIGHT to Request
Almost every industry – banking, retail, and education – gives customers powerful tools to manage their lives online. Health care is following suit, now all you need is your data!
Learn How to USE Your Data
A key part of this national effort is to learn from patients and families the challenges and successes they are having in the real world. Your feedback will help us create tools and resources for consumers to better navigate the system and more easily get their health information.
SHARE Your Story
Secure access to medication lists, lab results, diagnoses, surgical history, hospital discharge instructions and your family history will help you better understand your health, communicate with doctors, and meet your personal goals. Join the cause!
SIGN the PetitionAlmost every other industry – banking, travel, retail, and education – gives customers powerful tools to manage their lives online. But many times in health care today, medical records are trapped in filing cabinets and computer systems of doctors’ offices and hospitals.
In short, because it is still too difficult for consumers to request, receive and use their own health data electronically.
Our goal is to liberate health care data for the benefit of consumers and the health system as a whole. We hope to make it easy for people to compile their information and use it to improve their health and care.