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can i obtain my medical records from my doctors office online?

Public Comments

1. I know if you use United Health for insurance you can.
2. Most places make you come down and sign for them in person. Some make you pay a printing fee.
3. As a medical records clerk, you usually have to sign a consent in order for a facility to release your medical records. You must also show Picture ID to confirm that you are who you say you are due to HIPPA privacy regulations.
4. According to the Health Insurance Portability and Protection Act of 1996 signed by President Clinton it is actually illegal to have your health information in a format that could be easily accessible. Also according to the act you have the right to see and amend your records at your discretion with of course a fee applied to the this and the fee is set by the provider. Providing your health information online would be a violation of the HIPPA law.
5. no, you cannot access the physicians intra-net. You can however go to the office and sign a release of information and present photo-id, some offices charge a fee for copying.