The Department of Health and Human Services is trying to drive home the message to healthcare providers that patients have the right to access their health records. The agency has issued a new training module and a research report to help with the issue. Patients can request their data to be sent via unsecure means, such as via unencrypted email. Complaints from patients about the lack of access to their records have remained consistently among the top five issues in HIPAA cases that are investigated and closed with corrective action.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/tips-on-giving-patients-access-to-their-records-a-10106