Under HIPAA, do patients have a right to get a copy of their medical records?
A. Yes. Under HIPAA, patients have a right to inspect and receive a copy of their medical records. The physician can charge the patient a reasonable fee for the copy. Also, there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, if the information is harmful to the patient or someone else, the records can be withheld. In that situation, the patient would have the right to seek another opinion from a licensed health care professional. Furthermore, patients have the right to have incorrect or incomplete information in their records amended and with exceptions they have a right to know who requested copies of their record. Read more about this rule below: Access. Except in certain circumstances, individuals have the right to review and obtain a copy of their protected health information in a covered entity’s “designated record set.” The designated record set is the group of records maintained by or for a covered entity that is used, in whole or in part, to make decisions about individuals, o
