You have the right to know what is in your medical record—and to obtain it. Your health information is not a favor a provider may casually withhold. Under HIPAA, patients generally have a right to inspect and receive copies of their protected health information maintained in a designated record set. That right exists because you need your information to make informed decisions, change providers, correct errors, pursue care, and protect yourself. What HIPAA Gives You the Right

If you or someone you love is getting radiation therapy, you might hear about different schedules: once a day, a few times a week, or in rare cases, twice a day. Twice-daily radiation is called BID (short for the Latin “bis in die,” meaning “twice a day”). For most people and most cancers, BID is not used. Here’s why. What Is Twice-Daily (BID) Radiation? In BID treatment, you get two radiation sessions in one day, usually at least 6 hours apart. The idea is to give smaller do