A patient of yours has gone to the hospital to obtain a copy of her medical record for her own review. The hospital refuses to release them to her on the grounds that she must provide an adequate reason for wishing to see the records. She has come to see you to ask if this is true and how can she get her records.
What should you tell her?
a. You, as the physician, can get the records for yourself to view, but she cannot.
b. The hospital will give her the records as long as you ask.
c. She has the right to have her own records as long as she has a legitimate reason.
d. She has the right to her own records even without giving a reason.
e. Only another physician, hospital, or insurance company can have free access to her records.
f. She can have the records as long as she has fully paid her hospital bills.