Healthcare Leaders: The chairman of the Senate health committee on Tuesday backed new federal regulations to remove roadblocks patients can face in obtaining copies of their electronic medical records.
"These proposed rules remove barriers and should make it easier for patients to more quickly access, use and understand their personal medical information," Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee, said in a statement prepared for a hearing on the rules that kicks off Tuesday at 10 a.m.
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