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==Medical records that a hospital keeps== | ==Medical records that a hospital keeps== | ||
To see your hospital records, contact the medical or health records department of the hospital and ask for their information and privacy office or the person in charge of giving out information. If you make a written request, the hospital has 30 days to respond. Usually, you can see your hospital records and get a copy. The ''Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act'' covers hospital records. Check script [[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privac (Script 235)|235], called “Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy”, for more on this law. | To see your hospital records, contact the medical or health records department of the hospital and ask for their information and privacy office or the person in charge of giving out information. If you make a written request, the hospital has 30 days to respond. Usually, you can see your hospital records and get a copy. The ''Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act'' covers hospital records. Check script [[Freedom of Information and Protection of Privac (Script 235)|235]], called “Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy”, for more on this law. | ||
Accuracy and privacy—the law requires hospitals to make sure the information in your medical records is accurate and to keep it private. The law also gives you the right to ask the hospital to correct any errors or omissions in your records. The hospital has to make a note of your request. But once medical information is recorded, it is not supposed to be destroyed or changed based on a patient’s request. | Accuracy and privacy—the law requires hospitals to make sure the information in your medical records is accurate and to keep it private. The law also gives you the right to ask the hospital to correct any errors or omissions in your records. The hospital has to make a note of your request. But once medical information is recorded, it is not supposed to be destroyed or changed based on a patient’s request. | ||
