a process that is similar to informed consent in which the patient agrees to allow some of all of their records to be released to a party other than the provider who holds the safe-keeping of the record.
A legal document designed to protect a memberâ€(tm)s privacy by allowing only the persons designated by the member to obtain or change the memberâ€(tm)s personal health information. A signed ROI form authorizes the health plan to release or change information to the designated agent. Download an ROI form.
Usually a preprinted form a health care provider gives the patient to sign to permit the provider to share the patient's medical information with another provider, or to an insurer to settle an insurance claim.