Patients Often Struggle for Access to Medical Records

Posted on Apr 29, 2008

Under federal law, patients are entitled to their medical records.  Victims of medical malpractice and their families shouldn't be stonewalled by hospitals and health care providers who know medical records are critical to proving a medical malpractice or wrongful death case.

For the full article, go to http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-29-medical-records_N.htm

 

 

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