unfettered access to their full health records in digital format. No more long delays. No more fax machines. No more exorbitant charges for printed pages.
Some of that is true, some of that is hype.
Last week I asked a mid-sized healthcare company for my records from ten years ago.
I was told that they could not be transmitted digitally, only on CDROM. And that the price for duplication started at $500 and would go up from there.
I was also told that if my current doctor requested the records, it would all be free.
So yes, the records can be moved around digitally, but actually personally owning a copy of the records dos not seem "unfettered."
Some of that is true, some of that is hype.
Last week I asked a mid-sized healthcare company for my records from ten years ago.
I was told that they could not be transmitted digitally, only on CDROM. And that the price for duplication started at $500 and would go up from there.
I was also told that if my current doctor requested the records, it would all be free.
So yes, the records can be moved around digitally, but actually personally owning a copy of the records dos not seem "unfettered."