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David Confer’s digitized medical records sit in stacks in printed form. Patients have had the right to request their records since the 1990s, but the advent of electronic health records made that process easier and less costly for them.

Embedded bias: How medical records can sow discrimination

Medical records can contain seemingly objective descriptions that are actually full of coded language and subtext. How does that affect care?

Leon County Judge John Cooper on June 30, 2022, in a screen grab from The Florida Channel.

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Health Groups Aim To Make Medical Records Easier To Access

Technology companies, hospital systems and doctors' groups have agreed to take steps to make electronic health records easier for consumers to access and…

Dr. James Kinsman stands in the practice's records room, surrounded by patient files that date back only two years.

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Doctors Heed Prescription For Computerized Records

Eric Whitney

Doctors are rushing to take advantage of federal incentives to computerize their offices. Even now, many physicians still rely on paper records for patients. While the digital approach offers some advantages, the cost and complexity of switching can be daunting.