Patient Safety
Medical Records
requesting your medical records
locating your records
health at-a-glance
common abbreviations found in medical records
Requesting Your Medical Records:
Provide your doctor with a list of the records you want to be sent, the date of the request, your name, your date of birth, your signature.
Let your other doctors and specialists know what you are trying to accomplish by writing a letter to each one. See “Sample Medical Record Request Letter.”
Be specific on which records you would want to receive. Include your date of birth and medical record number (located on all X-ray reports).
Include a self-addressed envelope with postage to cover the delivery. It is also recommended to include a $10 to $20 check to cover the costs of copying, it will be well appreciated.
If you haven’t received the copies after three weeks, follow up with a phone call. Remember, by law it is your legal right to have your medical records, no matter where you live.
Once You Have Your Records Check:
That all information is accurate.
Doctors didn’t over looked critical findings in X-rays or blood test results.
There is no misleading nor missing information.