I was diagnosed with a chronic illness in 2024 in the ER, along with other conditions contributing to that illness. My healthcare needs have increased exponentially along with specialists referrals and an endless lab tests. I have learned that access to my health data helps my family physician stay on top of my medications and my health. I have experienced being over medicated. Delays seeing a specialist as the lab results are not ready. Im tired of being told to be an advocate for myself, when I cannot see my lab results in real-time. I waste so much time having to be the main co-orator of my health information between these specialist and worrying if the right information is being presented to the specialist. Being able to access notes, so I can correct misinformation will give any doctor treating me the best information to base their treatment on. I would rather focus on my health than being the one who is coordinating my health information. I want those 10 to 15 minutes that I spend with doctors to be focused on my health rather than figuring out what information is missing so that I can have better treatment options. Oh, why is the least medically educated person the primary one carrying the work and responsibility in making sure my family physician has the best access to my health data when that data is produced or generated within the healthcare system?