MEDICAL FILES

is it legal for my dr. to give me my complete medical file? or does it have to be turned over to my new dr? please help me from indiana.

Originally posted by JENNYC
is it legal for my dr. to give me my complete medical file? or does it have to be turned over to my new dr? please help me from indiana.

It is legal for him to give you the file, it IS your file right? Just as you can go to the Hospital and request a copy of your file from them, you can receive a complete file from your Dr.

You could make a copy of your file and then give it to a new doctor, if you wish.

Curious... why was your complete file given to you?

my doctor has not given me the file. i am going to switch doctors and i want to give my file to my new doctor. i dont want my new doctor to go on what my old doctor thinks. i want my new doctor to give me his suggestion on what is wrong with me, without talking to my old doctor. thank you for responding to my question.

Originally posted by JENNYC
i am going to switch doctors and i want to give my file to my new doctor. i dont want my new doctor to go on what my old doctor thinks. i want my new doctor to give me his suggestion on what is wrong with me, without talking to my old doctor. thank you for responding to my question.

Here's what I would do; Go see a 2nd Dr. to get his opinion, don't tell him what the 1st Dr. said, and see if he comes up with the same answer. After you are satisfied with the result, you can give him your medical file.

You have every right to your file, and you don't have to give out your new Dr.'s info.

I hope it's nothing serious!

thanks. i think i'll do just that.

thanks. i think i'll do just that. [/quote]

Let us know how it turns out... Hope it's nothing serious.

Thanks again, I'll let you know.