Request your medical records from Sharp HealthCare
Sharp patients get the fastest access through the Sharp patient portal. For records not in the portal, you mail or fax a signed authorization to the Health Information Management (HIM) department.
How Sharp HealthCare handles record requests
The fastest path is usually the Sharp app (MyChart), where you can view and download a lot of your record yourself. For a full or formal copy, use the letter below.
Sharp HealthCare — Health Information Management (HIM) Department
- 5651 Copley Dr. Suite A San Diego, CA 92111
- Fax
- 858-636-2287
- Phone
- 858-541-5400
- SHC.Records@sharp.com
Sharp says patient record requests may take up to 15 days. HIPAA gives them up to 30 days.
Portal copies are free. A charge of about $6.50 may apply to other patient copies.
Sharp HealthCare's official records page →
Details can change — confirm the destination on the official page before you mail anything.
Your Sharp HealthCare records-request letter
Sharp HealthCare records requests — common questions
- How do I request my medical records from Sharp HealthCare?
- Sharp patients get the fastest access through the Sharp patient portal. For records not in the portal, you mail or fax a signed authorization to the Health Information Management (HIM) department.
- How long does Sharp HealthCare take to send records?
- Sharp says patient record requests may take up to 15 days. HIPAA gives them up to 30 days. Under HIPAA’s right of access (45 CFR § 164.524), they must act within 30 days, with one possible 30-day extension.
- Does Sharp HealthCare charge for medical records?
- Portal copies are free. A charge of about $6.50 may apply to other patient copies. HIPAA limits any fee to a reasonable, cost-based charge for copying and postage.
- Is this records-request letter free?
- Yes. The generator builds a HIPAA records-request letter you can download and print for free. Nothing you type is saved or sent to anyone but you.
What we will never do with your records
This generator runs without an account, and KeptWell itself makes the same promises to every family, regardless of plan or price.
- We won't sell your data.
- Not to advertisers, not to data brokers, not to insurers, not to pharma, not to anyone, in any form, ever.
- We won't train AI models on your records.
- Anthropic (whose Claude model powers KeptWell) is contractually prohibited from training on anything we send them, under a signed Business Associate Agreement.
- We won't lock you in.
- You can export everything in your circle as a ZIP at any time. Cancellation is one click.
Once Sharp HealthCare sends your records, give them a home.
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