The “P” in HIPAA stands for “Portability.” With this, a patient has the right to view his or her electronic or paper medical records via any reasonable method he or she chooses.

According to an article by Diana Manos, Senior Editor of Healthcare IT News, the debate comes in regarding how much control control patients should be able to have over their health records. Experts say, “policies that require too much patient control could hamper a patient’s health in a medical emergency, while others said not enough control could put their lives at risk in other ways.”

Check out more of Manos’ article:

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