The first step towards the protection of a medical record privacy is to ensure that you protect your social security number. You need to tell your physician only the most important health challenges you are facing – don’t divulge your health insurance cover except when necessary. Ask your doctor the purposes for which your medical record is being accessed and who are those accessing it.

View the accuracy of your medical record before it is sent to a third party such as your insurance company, you must also ask for notifications in case the record will be subpoenaed. You must quickly notify your lawyer if you feel your medical record has been accessed unnecessarily.

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