Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC) District Practice Exam

Who owns the original physical medical record?

Patient Insurance company Hospital Physician's office that generated it

Correct Answer:

Hospital

Explanation:

The hospital owns the original physical medical record. The chart is created and kept by the facility that delivered the care, so the hospital (and its records department) is the custodian and owner of the original document. Patients do have the right to access the information and obtain copies, but ownership stays with the provider. Insurance companies may have copies for billing, but they don’t own the original. A physician’s office might retain copies for its own records, but the comprehensive original file typically resides with the hospital.

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