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  • March 2016
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​What if Everyone Had Easy Access to Medical Records?

By
  • Yunus Piperdy
  • Sue Wehrman
EHR medical records
In Brief
What are the underwriting implications of democratising health records and are underwriters ready?
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Within the next few years, life insurance applicants in the US and UK are likely to have online access to their electronic health records (EHRs).

What are the underwriting implications of democratising health records and are underwriters ready? RGA examines the current state of EHRs and looks forward to the legal, health and underwriting aspects of  expanding applicant access.

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Meet the Authors & Experts

Pip Piperdy
Author
Yunus Piperdy
Vice President and Head of Underwriting Innovation Strategy,  RGA UK (ret.)
Author
Sue Wehrman
Vice President (ret.), EHR Initiatives Business Initiatives, U.S. Mortality Markets RGA

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Reprinted with permission of ON THE RISK, Journal of the Academy of Life Underwriting (www.ontherisk.com).