i thought that medical records were the property of the patient and couldnt be held by the doctor.
212240
It goes to show you that in your country health care is a business. Thank God it is not like that in Canada... yet! That in its self is a crime. I'm pretty sure that they are your property. Seeing how it is confidential information about you. Shame to your doctor he sounds pretty unethical anyways. Time to get a new one.
576129
Medical records and release of information is part of what is the HIPPA law...This law was established several years ago when President Clinton was in office. It protects you and me against release of private personal medical information unless authorized by you to parties that deem it necessary for your care. This means when go to a physician/dentist, you sign release of information permission so that they can disclose information about you for insurance purposes or get medical information about you for your care. This also means that they can only ask for information when it is necessary and only what is needed. This doesn't give everyone connected with your care to have free ability to delve into your medical or personal information for "just good reading." If it can be proven that your personal and or medical information was released without your permission or obtained other than to provide care for you, you can sue that person or establishment. I would read more about the HIPPA law to know all the details. I know this information because I am a nurse and practice it everyday.
452739
I think it was Doctor's Advocate
239997
You have the right to YOUR medical records, the so-called law allows them to charge a nominal fee not to exceed the cost of retrieving the info, they are not allowed to profit from it! Meaning that if office assistant(and they must use the lowest paid person) makes $10 an hour and they take 15 miniutes to collect and return your records to their file legally they can only charge you $2.50 plus the cost of their copies(ink and paper) 5 cents per page is about right. \n\nClearly $15 is an exhorbinate amount unless your med records are thick as a NYC phone book. If not they are likely using the exceesive fee to deter you from obtaining them which is illegal.\n\nIf they will allow you to view them for free, do it but they won't let you leave with them, the papers are theirs, only the info belongs to you. If you can bring a portable copier/digital camera ok.
385913
I have been through the same thing.  Several months of trying to find out what happened to my records and in the end all i could do was to start over with a new doctor..........i hope things pan out better for you than they did me
45317
Go see an attorney immediately. It sounds as if you are a victim of identity theft. Your state medical board by all means DOES have a record of it, as they are required by law. Go see your attorney immediately.
262627
aren't medical records personal information? and employs should not ask you for your medical records.
677244
when i worked in a hospital some patient notes were 3 or 4 volumes thick. the doctors just don't have Time to read the whole history.\n\nit sucks.
68810
Like the other person had said your age is a big deal in this but if you have a picture ID and can just go to your doctors office and ask for a request form to get all medical records they have to its a fedral law to e able to obtain your medical information its call the HIPPA act and all hospitals adn doctors offices use this act to be able to keep privet things privet is all. You should have no problem and if so get your mom and dad to help out with this I dont see why they would have a problem with it at all. You just want your own records and its your right to have them. You will need a form from each place you want records from and in most cases yo ucan fax the form to the office.
357377
i work in a surgery and it is likely that they may have all or at least some of the records. if they haven't they will have a telephone number for your local imms record centre, which will be able to tell you what u want. hope this is of help.
349565
The problem is that the other side has a right to have their own doc, look at you and make an analysis.  To prove false statements you need your medical records that prove the made it false when medical evidence by more than one doc is needed.\n\nIf you can prove wsib is responsible for the information then yes you can sue them, but if they added info given to them it will be difficult to prove.  Appeal the decision as an error in law, keep fighting, they make it hard for people to get the help they need.
338679
I believe the laws of the US state that a person cannot be denied basic medical care  no matter what their financial conditions are.   I know that a few years back, I got medical care that I didn't have to pay for when I got bit by a spider, even though the cost was considerably more than my provincial government was willing to pay and my daughter got free care that saved her life that wasn't yet available in Canada.
44881
Yes.  That is very reasonable.  If the breach wasn't intentional, then it was careless.  I know if I was a patient I would want them to fire someone that was careless with my confidentiality.
190638
You have a right to examine your medical records and get copies.  (By Federal Law-part of HIPAA Law http://www.hipaaguidelines101.com/\n\nI believe you can add information, a letter or demand a correction if it is truly inaccurate.
673202
Doctors and other professionals can only be held liable if you can prove gross negligence.\n\nAdministering drugs to a patient who has been advised of the possibilities of side effects is not gross negligence, nor should it be defined as such.
346855
If it's not signed by a doctor it's not official. It can't be a doctor's note if it doesn't come from a doctor, silly. You trying to get out of class???
202601
It is ingrained in the culture to behave respectably in public if you are a medical provider.  It is also important to maintain control in public.  You never know when you might run into a patient or a patient's family.  How much trust would you have in your physician if you saw him/her drunk at the pub last Saturday?  I imagine its the same for ministers (who also have a high rate of alcoholism)