2007-02-07 17:54:58 · 3 answers · asked by nadia g 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
no your medical records are yours. you should be able to have copies made and sign for your records to be sent to another doc. this is taken very seriously in the medical field as it should be. i worked in a busy ER and it was horrible how just talking around the wrong people let everyone within hearing distance know a persons health issues. this could be embarrasing for some people. i think Hippa is great and should have been done a long time ago.
2007-02-07 19:47:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hippa protects the pts medical records from prying people who think they should be made privy to the information without his/her permission.
The pt is given access to his medical records out of most hospitals after he/she is discharged and the chart has been assembled for billing and the physician has signe off the chart.
2007-02-07 18:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...they are your records. You have every right to look at them. Don't let any one else tell you different.
2007-02-07 18:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by krunic_05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋