Request Medical Records

For copies of your ColumbiaDoctors medical records, a valid Authorization to Release Medical Information form needs to be completed.

Online Authorization

Please complete an online release of information (ROI) authorization form, which will be sent directly to our release of information vendor, Verisma.

• I am the patient or the patient's representative (patient form in Spanish; patient's representative form in Spanish)
• I am an attorney (Subpoenas are not accepted with this method.)

The video below walks you through the steps to complete the ROI form.

Fax Authorization

If you would like to fax a request for medical records, download and fill out an “Authorization to Release Medical Records” form in either English, Spanish, or Chinese.

• Fax: (516) 217-1357

FAQs

For additional questions on medical record requests, please refer to the following documents:

• Patient FAQs to Obtain Outpatient Medical Records
• Patient FAQs to Obtain Hospital Medical Records

Connect Patient Portal

Through our online patient portal, Connect, patients can access information from their medical records, including health issues, allergies, prescriptions, and test results. Radiology exam images are also accessible in Connect, click here for instructions (in Spanish).

Contact Information

For additional questions on medical records, email our Health Information Management Department at ColumbiaDoctors-HIM@cumc.columbia.edu.

For assistance with records from our hospital partner, NewYork-Presbyterian, please refer to this document for specific contact information.