A study painted a bleak picture of release of information, but hope may be found in a new effort to reimagine the process.
There were few if any surprises in a recent study that found the medical records request processes in US hospitals to be “complicated and burdensome” for the patient, as well as riddled with inconsistencies and largely noncompliant with federal and state regulations. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, also found a lack of transparency and wildly varying fee schedules and timeframes—all despite recent legislation and governmentwide initiatives requiring better patient access to medical records.
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