Ryan Wright
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As you know, hospitals and doctors offices and other places keep records on you. A number of years ago my wife had surgery at a local hospital. We have a need to obtain these records, as they impact a current health consideration for my wife.
The hospital is forcing us to pay $15.00 for them!
I know, it's only fifteen bucks, so I should just pay it and quit my whining. But I can't help but wonder if this is legal? They have information on my wife and are charging her a fee to release it to her, which disgusts me. I've had doctor and dentist records given to me on many different occasions and have never had to pay a fee, so this is a surprise to me. This is not information that they've given us previously, so it's not like we're asking for a re-print of something we already have. We simply want the internal records that the hospital has on her regarding her surgery, that have never been released to us previously.
What are your thoughts on the ethical and legal issues here?
(edit: title should have said "Charging FOR your own medical records")
The hospital is forcing us to pay $15.00 for them!
I know, it's only fifteen bucks, so I should just pay it and quit my whining. But I can't help but wonder if this is legal? They have information on my wife and are charging her a fee to release it to her, which disgusts me. I've had doctor and dentist records given to me on many different occasions and have never had to pay a fee, so this is a surprise to me. This is not information that they've given us previously, so it's not like we're asking for a re-print of something we already have. We simply want the internal records that the hospital has on her regarding her surgery, that have never been released to us previously.
What are your thoughts on the ethical and legal issues here?
(edit: title should have said "Charging FOR your own medical records")