Supreme Court Refuses Case on Patient Consent for Medical Record Disclosure

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal of a Maryland court decision on patients’ consent for releasing medical records, according to a Christian Science Monitor report.

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The case involved a Maryland law that allows an oversight board to require physicians to immediately turn over certain medical files regardless of patient consent or face fines and other disciplinary action.

Click here to read the full story in Becker’s Hospital Review on patient consent.

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