A study of 83 leading hospitals finds barriers to exercising your legal right. This is a Kaiser Health news story. Medical records can be hard for patients to get, even in this digital information age ...

What would happen if you had a medical emergency? Would the emergency room doctors know what medications you are taking? Would they know about your allergies? Would they know about your pre-existing ...

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you'll probably have to make some phone calls. If you're lucky, you may get away with firing off a few quick emails or logging into old patient portals. The ...

I don’t think people should have to go through 18 years of brain cancer to understand their own health records,” writes Liz Salmi.

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Millions of people are already turning to ChatGPT for health-related questions every week. Now, OpenAI is taking things a step further with a new feature designed to organize your medical life.

Your guide to getting medical records and documents from one doctor’s office or clinic to a new healthcare professional. This can be a multi-step process that isn’t always as easy as it may seem. If ...

Keeping copies of both official and personal health records for cancer and other health concerns can be empowering, and practical, for the cancer survivor. Not long ago, I requested a copy of an old ...