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 ...

A negligent surgeon, auto accident, personal injury, bar fight—many legal cases require requesting, analyzing, and organizing medical records. Whether you’re representing the plaintiff or the ...

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 ...

More and more patients are accessing their medical records via patient portals or apps on their phones and tablets, and the frequency with which they access these records is increasing, according to a ...

Some documents you collect during discovery and litigation preparation are straightforward—like deeds, trial transcripts, or insurance policies. Medical records, on the other hand, are not always as ...

Sivan Benjamin was grateful to welcome a healthy baby boy in 2023, but not everything felt right. While a planned C-section for the breech infant was necessary, the delivery didn’t meet all her ...

If you’ve ever tried to get medical records from your doctor’s office, you likely know how frustrating it can be. Even if you do get access, it may be in some strange barely-readable format you can’t ...

TikTok user The Hypermobile CPT (@thehypermobilecpt) is a personal trainer and nutritionist who details her experience living with a number of chronic illnesses, including Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, ...