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Patients have a legal right to request access to their medical records. Patients have a legal right to request access to their medical records and this has been the case for many years. When patients request access to their records, it is known as a subject access request.
There has been substantial controversy about whether patients should be allowed to read their psychiatric record. Traditionally, patients have not had the legal right, but this has changed in recent decades, and federal law now strongly supports a patient's right to view the chart on request.
With limited exceptions, the HIPAA Privacy Rule (the Privacy Rule) provides individuals with a legal, enforceable right to see and receive copies upon request of the information in their medical and other health records maintained by their health care providers and health plans.
Since 25 May 2018, access to patient health records is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enacted by the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018.
Health and care records are confidential so you can only access someone else's records if you're authorised to do so. To access someone else's health records, you must: be acting on their behalf with their consent, or. have legal authority to make decisions on their behalf (power of attorney), or.
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This means that almost everyone in that health system could have access to your EMR file kept by that health system. Practically speaking, however, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) calls on any entity that has controls health data to limit access to that information.
Your health records are confidential. The NHS shouldn't show your health records to anyone without your consent. Unless they share information with other NHS or social care staff members who are involved in your care.
Access. Only you or your personal representative has the right to access your records. A health care provider or health plan may send copies of your records to another provider or health plan only as needed for treatment or payment or with your permission.
Access may be denied where the GP is of the opinion that the patient underwent relevant examinations or investigations in the expectation that the information would not be disclosed to the applicant.

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