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.
You can also access and request your medical records through the UPMC Central PA Portal. You can submit your request/authorization directly through the portal. For questions, please contact UPMC Harrisburg Health Information at 717-782-3293.
Reach out to the Pennsylvania Department of Health by calling 877.774. 4748 or emailing pasiis@state.pa.
You may be able to request your record through your provider's patient portal. You may have to fill out a form — called a health or medical record release form, or request for access—send an email, or mail or fax a letter to your provider.
In Pennsylvania, physicians must retain an adult patient's medical records for at least seven years from the last date of service. Requirements differ slightly for minor patients.
By signing an authorization to release information, a party is consenting to provide another party with access to otherwise confidential information or records about an individual. However, signing a release doesn't mean the complete loss of confidentiality because most authorization forms are subject to limitations.
The primary purpose of a release of information form is to protect the patient's privacy and ensure that their medical information is only shared with their consent. It empowers patients to control who has access to their personal health data and under what circumstances.
All you have to do is fill out the authorization form and send it to our Health Information Management department via Fax:215-590-4193 or mail to the address mentioned above. Please note: Only those records documented in the electronic format can be sent through MyCHOP.
Release of information (ROI) in healthcare is critical to the quality of the continuity of care provided to the patient. It also plays an important role in billing, reporting, research, and other functions.
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.