Medical Records Guides

Updated October 2026

Short, plain guides to getting and keeping your own health records.

• How to Request Your Medical Records
  How to request a copy of your medical records from a doctor, hospital or insurer: who to ask, what to say, how long it takes and what it may cost.
• How to Send Your Medical Records to Another Doctor or App
  How to ask a provider to send your medical records to a new doctor, a family member or an app you choose, and what to put in the request.
• What to Keep in a Personal Health Record
  A simple checklist of what belongs in a personal health record: medicines, conditions, test results, shots, doctors and more.
• How to Fix a Mistake in Your Medical Record
  What to do if your medical record is wrong: how to ask for a correction and what happens if the provider says no.

These guides are general information, not medical or legal advice.