Providing patients with an electronic copy of their health information is not a new concept. HIPA A first granted the right to patients-the meaningful use program has updated it and made it more aggressive. Meaningful use mandates that EHRs be able to produce a particular format for electronic data and that facilities provide an electronic copy within three business days of the request. The sidebar "Electronic Copy Objective" compares the HIPAA requirement with the meaningful use objective.
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