HIPPA has nothing to do with you: its all about them. They carved out exceptions for themselves in every conceivable way. They just won’t talk to your wife or family without a lot of hassle.
Besides, don’t you realize that you do NOT own your medical records? They do.
https://www.universalclass.com/articles/medicine/exceptions-to-the-hipaa-privacy-policy.htm
https://medicopy.net/who-we-are/blog/who-owns-my-medical-record
For the minor good emrs supposedly do, the negatives are much more profound and irreversible, imho.
HIPAA