title: How state medical record access laws are working.
abstract: Several states have passed laws granting patients the right to directly review their medical records. So far, such laws have caused some administrative headaches, but hospitals report no major problems. The biggest fear--increase in the number of malpractice suits--has not been realized.
mesh_terms: D035082:Federal Government; D033161:Government Regulation; D006739:Hospital Administration; D008499:Medical Records; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D028701:Patient Rights; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014481:United States