What is a Medical Record?
The medical record is a legal document that contains sufficient information to identify the patient, support the diagnosis, justify the treatment, document the course and results, and promote continuity of care among health care providers.
Who owns the medical record?
Healthcare facilities initiate and maintain a medical record for every individual assessed or treated. The facility collecting the information owns the record.
Is my health information kept confidential?
Releasing information is a routine and necessary activity in a health care facility to facilitate communication among caregivers and to allow the enterprise to carry on its daily operations. However, the patient’s right to privacy and confidentiality, which is protected by law, must be observed. Access to information is based on the "need to know" principle. No healthcare information (unless for a reason documented below) is released without a signed authorization form by the patient.
Dickson Medical Associates, PC ensures that all healthcare information, whether in paper or electronic form, is kept strictly confidential.
To have your medical records transferred, please review our Release of Medical Records form for more information.