FAQs

health record is created any time you see a health professional such as a doctor, nurse, dentist, chiropractor, or psychiatrist. You could find the following in your health record:

• Your medical history and your family’s medical history
• Labs and x-rays
• Medications prescribed
• Alcohol use and sexual activity
• Details about your lifestyle (smoking, exercise, recreational drug use, high-risk sports, stress levels)
• Doctor/nurse notes
• Results of operations and proceduresGenetic testing
• Research participation
• Any Information you provide on applications for disability, life or accidental insurance with private insurers or government programs
• Driver’s License
• Social Security Number
• Financial information such as credit cards and payment info

Many more people than you would ever want, including people outside the health care industry.

• Insurance companies
• Government agencies especially if you receive Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, SSI, Workers Comp or any local, state or federal assistance
• Employers
• Banks, Financial Institutions
• Researchers
• If you are involved in a court case, your health records can be subpoenaed and available to the public
• Marketers
• Drug companies
• Data miners
• Transcribers in and outside the U.S.
• Many health websites collect information about you