Medical record access guidelines promote confidentiality.
These guidelines were developed by the AHA's Advisory Panel on Privacy and Confidentiality of Hospital Medical Records. The portion presented here covers only guidelines for disclosure to patients. The complete guidelines for institutional policies for disclosure of medical record information also cover policies for internal and external disclosure and model authorization for disclosure.
D000293:Adolescent; D000573:American Hospital Association; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D008500:Medical Records Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States