Check with anyone who may have also had the records, such as your health insurance company, your doctor's partners, spouse, etc.
Dr. James D. Allen
This is somewhat complicated, but you, as the wife, usually have a right for the hospice doctor to review the medical records with you.
in some cases
Every doctor maintains his or her patients' medical records.
Medical records belong to the patient, not the doctor and remain confidential regardless of the doctor's financial condition.
Legally, medical records are owned by the employer of the doctor who compiles them.
The doctor is the person who is mainly in charge of writing the records. But, most importantly, YOU are in charge of your medical records, since you are the subject.
To his replacment.
The doctor and the patient.
Yes, a doctor can charge for medical records sent to another doctor in California. According to California law, doctors are allowed to charge a "reasonable fee" for copying and sending medical records. The fee is generally based on the cost of materials, labor, and postage.
yes, you have a right to copies of all your medical records.
The doctor and the patient.
yes with a signed permission form from you.