EHR › Health Information
Release of Information
Records are not released without an authorization on file, and a release is logged as an access.
Where to find it
- Module: EHR
- Group: Information & Population
- Section: Health Information
- Screen: Release of Information
Address in the console: /ehr/record-requests
List · 9 columns · 11 fields on its form · 4 of them required · 1 action
What the list shows
These are the columns of the list, in the order they are drawn. Any of them can be sorted on, filtered on, hidden, or exported.
| Column | Kind | Field name |
|---|---|---|
| Request | Code | request_no |
| Patient | Text | patient_name |
| Requester | Text | requester_name |
| Type | Status | requester_type |
| Purpose | Text | purpose |
| Authorized | Yes or no | authorization_on_file |
| Requested | Date and time | requested_at |
| Released | Date and time | released_at |
| Status | Status | status |
The form
What is asked for when a record is created here. Required fields are marked; a choice drawn from a configuration list is one an administrator can extend without a release.
| Field | Type | Choices | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient required | Choice | Looked up from existing records | |
| Requester required | Text | ||
| Requester type required | Choice | patient, provider, insurer, legal, employer, research, family | |
| Purpose required | Text | ||
| Scope | Text | ||
| Records from | Date | ||
| Records to | Date | ||
| Authorization on file | Yes or no | ||
| Authorization expires | Date | ||
| Delivery | Text | ||
| Fee | Number |
What you can do here
Release primary
Asks for confirmation: Release these records? Refused without an authorization on file.
The rules that apply here
Everything on this screen obeys the platform rules rather than rules of its own. The ones worth knowing before you use it:
- Narrowing a list — search, conditions, sort, totals, export and saved views.
- What may be changed — the five grounds a record may not be edited on.
- Companies and business units — what the switcher above this list is doing to it.
- Creating a record — required fields, where choices come from, and how the number is allocated.
- Importing a spreadsheet — this screen accepts one, and it runs through the same rules as typing.