Hello Pete,

I too am sorry to hear of what you are going through.

It does seem to be common practice for physicians/hospitals to charge a nominal fee for making copies although I have found that if you request this at the facility they don't charge this fee but, almost all do if the request is made by phone or fax.

On that note - I learned long ago how often medical records have inaccuracies so, I actually get copies of all chart notes etc., as soon as they are available. This makes it much easier to ask for mistakes or errors in dictation to be corrected as they arise.. and trust me this happens more often than most people think and more often than not a physician is happy to address these issues if it is caught quickly.

I do hope are able to sort things out soon so that you don't suffer unnecessarily in the interim.

God Bless,
Tessa