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Scott Kramer MD

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The Patient
Record Scorecard

Showing medical record providers’ compliance with the HIPAA Right of Access based on patient requests.

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Methodology

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Providers without a score:

View the HIPAA Right of Access Survey to see an indication of compliance.

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What does it mean to be compliant with the HIPAA Right of Access?

Record requests must be accepted by email or fax.

Records must be sent in the format requested - if that format can be readily produced - and to the designated recipient.

Records must be sent within 30 days.

No unreasonable fees should be charged for records.

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When you’re sick, and you’re frightened, and you’re fighting for your life, that is not the time to have trouble gathering your data.

YVETTE
Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer,
September 2, 2016

Patient Stories

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"Getting my records was so difficult, it was easier to repeat the tests for every new provider I saw."

Tamira

Diagnosed with breast cancer, May 16, 2016

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"I am a cancer warrior, and data is one of my most powerful weapons."

Yvette

Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer, September 2, 2016

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"I need to get my records in a timely fashion so I can go about planning my treatment path"

Susan

Metastatic breast cancer since March 2014

Highlighting Five-Star Providers

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“One Medical showed incredible compassion in wanting to help their patients. Even though they generally send medical records by fax, they understood that electronic records are more helpful for second opinions and continuity of care, and sent records immediately through an encrypted portal.”

Nasha Fitter

Director of Health Records Service
Ciitizen
 

 

“At first, Shasta Regional insisted the patient use their specific form to request medical records. We explained this puts undue burden on the patient. They then immediately accepted the patient’s form and went above and beyond to ensure records were released electronically, within five days.”

Nasha Fitter

Director of Health Records Service
Ciitizen
 

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Patient Record Scorecard updates, upcoming HIPAA Right of Access webinars, personalized webinars for your team, in-person feedback about improving your score,  and more.

The Patient Record Scorecard Methodology

The Patient Record Scorecard grades health care providers on how well they comply with a patient’s request, under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, to get copies of their medical records. Although there are a number of state laws that set a higher bar for patient access to records, only compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule was evaluated.

The score – between 1 to 5 stars – is based on the response of health care providers to one or more actual records requests submitted by patients (the patients request that their information be sent directly to Ciitizen in order to be populated into their Ciitizen personal record accounts). Ciitizen supports these requests by following up with each provider to make sure they get fulfilled.

The goal of the Patient Record Scorecard is to encourage and guide every health care provider to ultimately reach and maintain five stars. 

How we reach the score

The star ratings are based on compliance with four key components of the HIPAA Right of Access:

Accepts requests by email or fax: Providers may not create a barrier to access by requiring patients to submit requests in person or by mail. (45 CFR 164.524(b)(1), https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/2036/can-an-individual-through-the-hipaa-right/index.html)

Sent in format requested to the patient’s designated recipient: The provider sends the records in the format the patient requests, which is in digital form by email for text, CD for images, and sends it to the third party designated by the patient. (45 CFR 164.524(c)(2)(ii) & (c)(3)(ii), https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/faq/2036/can-an-individual-through-the-hipaa-right/index.html)

Sent within 30 days*: The provider responds to the request within 30 days of receipt. (45 CFR 164.524(b)(2)(i))

*Providers can get credit for meeting the “within 30 days” component if within 30 days they provide a written statement of reasons for the delay and the date by which the records will be provided, and if the records are received within 60 days of receipt.

No unreasonable fees: Providers may only charge reasonable, cost-based (i.e., minimal) fees to cover labor costs of copying and supplies. (45 CFR 164.524(c)(4))

Star Ratings

One-Star - Non-HIPAA compliant

Providers get one star for accepting an access request from a patient by fax or e-mail. This means the provider at least has a HIPAA-compliant process in place for accepting patient record requests (for example, the patient is not asked to mail in a request or make the request in person).

Two-Stars - HIPAA compliant Substantial intervention

A provider earns two stars if they:

  • Meet all four of the HIPAA compliant components
  • Request had to be escalated more than once to a supervisor or the provider’s privacy official to ensure it was fulfilled in compliance with HIPAA. The need for intervention puts undue burden on the patient.

Three-Stars - HIPAA compliant with minimal intervention

A provider earns three stars if they:

  • Meet all four of the HIPAA compliant components
  • Request required only one escalation to a supervisor or chief privacy officer to educate, and bring to their attention, that staff were not meeting HIPAA requirements.

Four-Stars - HIPAA compliant with seamless process

A provider earns four stars if they:

  • Meet all of the HIPAA-compliant components
  • Request was processed seamlessly (i.e. without the need for any additional escalations to supervisors or privacy officials).

Five-Stars - HIPAA compliant and patient focused

Providers who earn five stars go above and beyond to put patients first by doing the following:

  • Send records in five days or less
  • Accept external request forms (i.e., not requiring that patients use a specific form)
  • Provide patients their records for free

For those health care providers where more than one request was submitted, the score reflects the provider’s performance based on the most recent records request. The Scorecard will be revised every three to six months to include new entries and updated scores from existing providers.

Five-Star Providers

Institution

Location

  • Boca Raton Regional Hospital (Baptist Health South Florida)
  • BOCA RATON, FL
  • Central Park Hematology and Oncology
  • NEW YORK, NY
  • Eastside Radiation Oncology
  • NEW YORK, NY
  • Marietta OB/GYN Affiliates
  • MARIETTA, GA
  • Mayo Clinic – Arizona (Mayo Clinic)
  • PHOENIX, AZ
  • One Medical
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA
  • Scott Kramer MD
  • FREMONT, CA
  • Shasta Regional Medical Center
  • REDDING, CA
  • UCSF Medical Center – Mission Bay (UCSF Medical Center)
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA