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You don't really own your medical record, also doctors add notes to your medical record that you may not like. For example your medical record may say that you
by opportune 9y ago
You don't really own your medical record, also doctors add notes to your medical record that you may not like. For example your medical record may say that you don't follow up with medication, abuse drugs, have psychiatric/personality problems, etc. which patients could be sensitive about.
- nradov 9y agoThat's not true. In the US at least as an adult you have a legal right to see everything in your medical record.
- dragonwriter 9y agoAnd trying to exercise that right by using tools you have access to as an employee of your own health care provider rather than going through the proper channels that any other patient goes through to request such access (which involve the employer having documentation of the request, and auditability as to the purpose of any access involved in serving that request), is likely to violate internal procedures designed both to protect PHI and assure that all access is within job function.
- wrs 9y agoAlmost, but not quite. There are exceptions, such as psychotherapy notes. (Cite: https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-regulations/index.html https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/laws-reg... section “Access”.)