“The question of who “owns” the information in a medical record has become a little fuzzier with the development of new technologies that allow clinical chart sharing between medical practitioners, and with sharing of that chart with patients.
One of the guiding legal principles concerning medical records is that they are the property of those who prepare them (medical professionals), and not the property of those about whom they are concerned (patients).”
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Robert Rowley, EHR Bloggers, 1 December 2009
