Medical Records
- What do I need to know about information blocking (21st Century Cures Act)?
- What is the legal standard on our patient medical history sheets that we have the patients complete? Is it necessary to have the handwritten information in the chart or is the computer printout that our software generates sufficient?
- A former patient, who no longer lives in Texas, wants medical records for all visits copied and sent to an attorney. The years needed are are in storage. Is there any legitimate additional fee for retrieval of these over and above the usual copying fees?
- A few times a year I get a request for medical records from an attorney or other legal entity, and they say I'm required by law to provide them a patient medical record for free and threaten me with some legal action. Is this accurate?
- Where can I find information about charging for medical record copies?
- Is a signed release required to obtain patient records from other physicians involved in their care?
- Can our office charge for release of medical records on Workers' Compensation patients?
- How long do you have to keep the EOBs from the insurance companies? What about other financial records?
- How long does an obstetrician need to keep patient records? Is it until age 21 of the baby?
- How long do we need to maintain medical records?
- We several patients who are HIV postive. Does the fact that the patient has HIV have to be kept in a special sealed part of the medical record? How should we treat the HIV information listed for each office visit?
- How long does a physician have to respond to a request for medical records?
- May I withhold access to a patient's medical record because of a past due account?
- Even if a patient specifically requests copies of his or her entire medical record, may a physician instead provide a summary of the medical record and not be in violation of his or her obligation?
- My practice needs more room for medical records. What procedures do I need to follow to get rid of eligible records?
- How long do we have to release medical records of a deceased patient?
- How soon after the visit must a doctor document the visit in the patient's medical record?
- Is it correct that a physician's office (who treated the patient in the past) can charge another physician's office for medical records on a patient that is currently being treated?
- How can I keep patient charts from going missing in my office?
- Are parents allowed to have access to the medical records of their minor children under HIPAA?
- When a lawyer requests medical records for a Social Security disability claim, are we allowed to charge a fee for this?
- What should I leave out of a patient's medical record?
- How long do you have to keep the EOBs from the insurance companies? What about other financial records?
- Are Workers Compensation patients entitled to a "courtesy" copy of their medical records?
- How long do we need to maintain medical records?
- When providing copies of medical records upon valid request, are we required to provide copies of records that were created by other physicians?
- What constitutes a medical record?
- What are the rules and legal issues regarding the release of medical records of a deceased patient?