The whole point of the medical electronic records system was to collect data on Americans and have it all in one place.
I recently had a mind blowing experience.
I changed doctors due to a retirement. Both are affiliated with different,very good, Boston area hospitals.
I signed giving permission to my former doctor to send the records to my new doctor.
The records were going about 10 miles.
They were sent to my new doctor by a company called HealthPort in Alpharetta,GA.
MA,to GA,and back to MA.
This may be old news to some but I was furious.
A private company in Georgia has all of my health info.
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