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HIPAA. The regulators mean well and the health data security situation is poor but the penalties and overhead it introduces mean you either have an awful locked down system no one wants to use or a "system" that uses fax or paper "tech" so old there are no regulations against it.

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Can I request digital records from them in case I move outside the US? Or will each individual have to scan/classify data on their own?

They must by law provide you a copy of your records but they may charge you a processing fee for retrieving hard copies and sending them to you.

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