Silberner J. The US opened up access to health records—how do patients use them? BMJ. 2021;375:n2789
doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2789
Since April, the US has required healthcare providers to allow patients full access to their medical records—a milestone in a decades-long effort by a group of researchers and patients. Joanne Silberner examines the impact so far, and whether concerns have been borne out