GoKawiilNew standardized form lets US cancer patients authorize release of records and tissue samples
Future of Cancer Care Today has introduced a single standing authorization form that US patients can use to request or direct release of their medical records, imaging files, lab and genomic data, and available tissue to recipients of their choice. The form specifies the patient's information, any personal representative's authority, and the releasing institutions, and covers materials including pathology slides, tissue blocks, blood, plasma and bone marrow samples across all dates of treatment. The organization is inviting patients and data-holding institutions to use the form and provide feedback.