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MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM · 1 min read
MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy — Palo Alto Online, Mountain View Health news
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Dr. Shira Fischer, a physician who works in health policy in Boston, sought a speech pathologist for her child in 2022, when virtual appointments became the norm because of COVID-19.  “I read their consent and they said they were going to record and [ ] The post MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy appeared first on Palo Alto Online.

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