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Spunkets, I went to Princeton's website and found this, right off the bat:

Who owns the medical record?

the record and its contents are owned by the health care organization and the physician.

the patient has the right to see his/her record. If you want to review your medical record, make an appointment with a health services practitioner to go over the information.

And here it is from the AMA:

The general rule is that medical records are the property of the physician, and that the patient may have access to their medical records upon request. Courts have held that while patients have the right to access their medical records, medical records become property belonging to the treating physician or hospital where the services were rendered.

I looked it up on Google, with this question: Who owns medical records.

Think of it this way: When you call a plumber, and he takes care of your plumbing problem, he has records that BELONG TO HIM, not you. Same with the doctor and hospital.

I understand why those 2 orgs say that, but what they have is really custody, not really ownership. The basis for their claim is the fed and various state laws that require them and their storage by the med folks involved. The fact is that the patient pays for them, since they are the results and record of service, and the patient has all rights retained to viewing priviledges. Both Princeton and the AMA err when they make such a claim, because the right to determine who may see them belongs to the patient, not the docs. The reason the AMA, or any other med person tells the patient to make an appointment is, because fed law prohibits patient generation, or use of med data/results. The feds gave them a monopoly.

Cyborg is making a non-argument, anyway. Ashcroft wants statistics and descriptions of the procedures the doctors perform, not to know who is paying for said procedures.

I doubt cyborg's sincerity in being pro-life as well. Otherwise, why would you agree with Roe v. Wade that murdering babies is a private matter?