Health care providers and health plans should expect an increase in patient requests for their own health care information as OCR continues to emphasize the HIPAA right of access. On May 31, 2012, Leon Rodriguez, Director of OCR, issued a memorandum regarding patients’ fundamental right to access their own health care information. See hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/understanding/consumers/righttoaccessmemo.pdf. Director Rodriguez,… Continue Reading