New rule gives patients access to all of their medical records and notes

Apr 5, 2021
If not for the pandemic, the ban on information blocking would be the biggest story in health care, a transparency advocate says.
The rule prevents “information blocking” by health care providers, but it may take time for some providers to roll out the changes.
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5 things you need to know about the GDPR

May 24, 2018
Yeah, we'll tell you what the acronym stands for.
The European flag flatters in the wind past the headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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