Certain legal issues may still hinder some patients from viewing their medical records, according to Fox News Health.
Annals of Internal Medicine published the essay.
Here are five things to know:
1. Some physicians are concerned about arguments with patients arising from the medical records and worried about the potential for malpractice litigation.
2. Some are uncertain about how much information they should reveal to minors or patients with mental illnesses.
3. Parents may prevent their children from accessing medical records, but physicians can also deny parents access if they think parental involvement is detrimental to the patient.
4. Proponents of full patient access to medical records argue seeing records may encourage patients to become more engaged with their health.
5. Increased access to medical records also helps reduce errors, as multiple eyes are looking over the information.
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