Medical Records

yes with a signed permission form from you.

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You would have to contact your doctor, and request your records be released to the doctor you are seeing, or would like to see, indicating the doctor's name and address. People have their records transferred all the time. It is not a difficult thing to do.

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But you cannot obtain a copy of medical records over the phone. Either you go there and request personally or you may write a letter. If you decide to go there, go to room 101.

When you write a letter make sure you do the following:

Attention to: Medical Records

Address to: 1000 W. Carson St., Torrance, Ca. 90509

Write your name and DOB. Make sure you write all information of what you are requesting. e.g. diagnosis, lab results, xray results etc...

Write also the name and address of your doctor so Harbor can mail your records to your doctor.

It usually takes 15 working days...

There is no procedure necessary, but if you want your medical record to be available to your new physician (a good idea), you should have the name and address of your physician where you are moving from so you can give that information to your new physician after the move. Your new physician can request your medical record from your old physician if you give your written permission.

They are never public domain. They can only be disclosed in the event of the patient making the records public.

Solvent usage records must be maintained for 3-5 years, depending on specific regulations and company policies. It is important to check with local environmental regulations and organizational guidelines to ensure compliance.

because they think that .....they r only and only one sucessful doctor or staff in the hospital thats why medical staff have poor attitude towards patients and records .....

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996) contains the guidelines

HIPAA has a website at www.hipaa.org

It's required by law

Seven years

The classic reason is that the incident in question is perceived to be idiosyncratic and unique, and/or not pertinent or germaine to the patient's condition. I assume you aren't using the term "incident report" to refer to a specific interpretation.

go to your family doctor and ask for permission papers to see your medical records you will have to sighn the release papers and you may have to show your identification to prove your hoever you are and if you mare under 18 you will have to have your parent with you for parent permission

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If you use the records to assist in your medical care, it seems like a reasonable deduction.

If you are getting the records just because you are curious to see what's in them or for some non-medical purpose, then it might be a stretch to claim a deduction.

Yes. After proper authorization by the hospital to release your information to you, you own this information and can do with it what you please. If you feel that you have suffered an adverse event that may require litigation, a hospital can not legally withhold any personal information in order to prevent "discovery" by your lawyers or to protect their liability.

To obtain your own medical records you must submit in writting a statement releasing your records to yourself and give it to your primary physician.

There is already federal legislation and law that protects a patients right to their medical privacy. The "Health Information Portability and Accountability Act of 1966" (HIPAA). HOWEVER: If the patient is a minor or has been ajudged legally incompetent, their guardians will have access to the information. See: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacysummary.pdf

creating a new patient file which steps would you follow

I assume we are talking about YOUR patient records. HIPAA only requires that you ask them. However, HIPAA also allows the to require that request in writing, they are allowed to take a reasonable about of time to prepare the chart (30 days is about the max and you can ask for faster), and they may charge reasonable copying fees (if you want a copy instead of looking), but if you can't afford the fees, they pretty much always waive them, with the idea being that this is not a legal way to avoid giving you your records. If the price is too high, I'd said pay it but let them know you'll file a complaint with Department of Health and Human Services/Office of Civil Rights, protesting the amount set to a level clearly intended to discourage you from getting a copy of your designated record set. H If you just want to look, however, no charge. Usually the office will have the request form for you to fill out. If not, make a form that gives date and time, your name and any identifying information they request. and type out "I, the undersigned, require a copy of the Designnated Record Set -- all my medical records -- to be available for my review upon ----" Or change it so give you a copy. Note that You wont be able to get psychotherapy notes, but then unless you were undergoing psychotherapy, there shouldn't be any. For an insurance company or "Payer" to obtain a copy of a patient's medical records, they need only ask the "Provider" or caregiver. Of course, the patient invovled must be using the Insurance Company in question as the Payer with this Provider in this matter. The Insurance Company in this case is allowed the "minimum necessary" information in order to assure that medical procedures have been carried out and are properly billable. This would typically include the patient's identifying information (so you can bill them), the diagnosis and treatment. Once more, psychotherapy notes are excluded.