Patients Find Opting Out of Health Data Sharing Hard, CalMatters Investigation Finds
An October 15 CalMatters and The Markup investigation found that patients trying to opt out of health data sharing through MyChart and Epic's Care Everywhere network face deceptive design and inconsistent instructions from providers.
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| Oct 15, 9:14 AM | mv-voice.com | Información para los pacientes: Estos son los mejores consejos sobre cómo optar por no compartir tus datos |
| Oct 15, 9:03 AM | mv-voice.com | MyChart y un importante hospital me dijeron que podía optar por no compartir mis datos de salud. Pero no me lo pusieron fácil |
| Oct 15, 8:22 AM | beckershospitalreview.com | Can patients actually opt out of Epic’s Care Everywhere? |
| Oct 15, 1:30 AM | mv-voice.com | Patients: All my best tips on how to opt out of data sharing |
| Oct 15, 1:30 AM | mv-voice.com | MyChart and a major hospital said I could opt out of sharing my health data. But they didn’t make it easy |
| Oct 15, 1:30 AM | statnews.com | Opinion: MyChart said I could opt out of sharing my health data. Figuring out how was maddening |
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- merge 2026-10-15 — merged in “MyChart and Hospital Opt-Out of Health Data Sharing Criticized as Hard to Use”. Same MyChart/Epic opt-out story.
- merge 2026-10-15 — merged in “CalMatters Guide Explains How to Opt Out of Patient Data Sharing”. Same MyChart/Epic opt-out story.