Ing to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, your health care provider can take up to 30 days to deliver your health record. However, if you requested a specific delivery date, you may get your record sooner. If your provider needs more than 30 days, they must give you a reason for the delay and a new delivery date.
Contact the Release of Information Unit at 617-726-2361 with questions about specific requests. Mass General does not provide birth or death certificates. To request medical records of a deceased patient, the request must be accompanied by authorization from the executor of the estate.
Check their website: Information about how to get your health record may be found under the Contact Us section of a provider's website. It may direct you to an online portal, a phone number, an email address, or a form. Phone or visit: You can also call or visit your provider and ask them how to get your health record.
Massachusetts law (Chapter 112) and Federal law (45 CFR; HIPAA, 1996) require that you are advised regarding how personal information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information.
Log symptoms and side effects. If you or a loved one has a chronic condition, keep a log of relevant factors like blood pressure and blood sugar. If you can, include the time of day so that your doctor can help figure out whether changes in your health measurements are related to the condition or to medications.
A physician must maintain a patient's medical records for a minimum period of seven years from the date of the last patient contact; however, if the patient is a minor on the date of the last visit, then the physician must maintain the pediatric patient's records for a minimum period of either seven years from the date ...
The general rule for persons seeking DMH medical records of a deceased family member is that a court order must be obtained that requires DMH to release specified records or a court appointed Personal Representative of a deceased person's estate may sign an authorization to release records of the deceased person whose ...
A physician must maintain a patient's medical records for a minimum period of seven years from the date of the last patient contact; however, if the patient is a minor on the date of the last visit, then the physician must maintain the pediatric patient's records for a minimum period of either seven years from the date ...
About Medical Records The Medical Records Department can provide you with copies of your medical records related to care at a facility. The medical records offices are not available for patient walk-in services. If you need to collect records in person, please contact us at 617-726-2361 for possible options.