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Should I obtain my own medical records or should I get a lawyer to obtain them for me?

 

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It is important to have all your medical records if you are to move forward in a medical malpractice case. Doctors and providers often charge fees for producing and copying records. Sometimes this fee can be avoided if the patient requests the records and a personal request from a patient can speed up the collection process. However, if a doctor is reticent or simply lackadaisical about giving up his or her files it may be necessary to have a lawyer request the records after you have signed a medical records release. Also, a patient who requests records is often not given the entire record which it will be necessary to review.