In my first days as a clinical health educator, I only knew the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, as the subject of lengthy, intense trainings largely focused on the risks of sharing patients’ information and the consequences…
HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, is a ubiquitous but poorly understood companion to everyone entering a U.S. health care setting. A wide-reaching law, HIPAA has been in place for more than 20 years and governs patient privacy…
It’s no secret that patient portals aren’t perfect. Too many are not easy to use, and contain missing or out-of-date information. Even when data is available, patients may not know how to interpret it – is my cholesterol level high…
If you’ve tried it, you know: getting medical records can be a beast. Health data continues to move at a snail’s pace in a high-speed world. Whether tracking down health records from multiple specialists or trying to send records to…
GetMyHealthData is about you, New Yorkers.* We want to make it easier for you to get the information you need to be your healthiest self and take care of those you love. Your stories about trying to get and use…
