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jessicam

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request for medical records
« on: November 03, 2009, 03:48:46 PM »
I have a patient who requested her medical records to go to another doctor but she has an outstanding balance that she's making payments on but not consistantly.  Can I ask for the balance in full before releasing the records?
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Pay_My_Claims

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Re: request for medical records
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2009, 03:57:37 PM »
you can ask........LOL
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cconter

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Re: request for medical records
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2009, 12:41:22 PM »
Unfortunately, no. You cannot withhold her records until payment in full is received.  Although I often wish we could! ;) HIPAA laws specifically outline patients' rights to access/copies of their medical records.  You CAN charge a per-page fee to copy the records. That fee you can demand prior to release unless withholding the records would cause a life-threatening situation.  States' laws vary on the amount per page.
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Re: request for medical records
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2009, 12:41:22 PM »
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