New York to be First State to Launch Health Data Portal

Nirav R. Shah MD, New York’s Health Commissioner, has announced New York will launch a health data portal this year, making it the first state to provide patients access to their personal health data via a portal, according to a New York Daily News report.

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Through the health data portal, patients will be able to access and download their information from New York’s health information network and the state’s payer database, according to the report.

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