You have a right to your medical records, and patients are urged to review personal data regularly to better understand their health outlook. Reviewing your medical records can also help you detect errors and inaccuracies, which will prevent them from affecting future treatment.
Here at DrOwl, we believe medical records access should be straightforward. This guide explains how to request records from medical providers like BayCare Health System and why managing these records with our innovative healthcare app is often beneficial for patients.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects sensitive medical information and establishes a patient’s right to access and manage their records. To ensure patients can easily access their data, many medical providers use patient portals. Portals can be viewed digitally (on a mobile device or laptop) and require the creation of a username and password.
Patient portals solved many of the issues hospitals and clinics experienced with less convenient paper records. However, patient portals have challenges of their own:
Patient portals may have solved the problem of access to medical information, but they don’t necessarily improve the patient’s experience.
DrOwl offers the same convenient digital access as patient portals, but with a crucial twist. Our healthcare app is compatible with thousands of medical providers all over the country, including those affiliated with the VA and Medicare. That means you can store information from different providers in one central hub.
DrOwl also offers a convenient Patient Snapshot for a quick, concise summary of your health. We also translate confusing medical jargon into easy-to-read language to ensure you understand what your medical records are communicating.
Find out how DrOwl can help you—explore its benefits or contact us today. When you’re ready, create an account and see the difference efficient access to personal health records can make.
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