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.
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.
Exposure records must be maintained for 30 years. Medical records must be maintained for the duration of employment plus 30 years.
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 ...
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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 ...
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.
Personal health record (PHR) Electronic medical record (EMR)