[dalereed]

"is that you do not own your medical records - those records legally belong to the doctor or hospital who created them"

They shouldn't have a right to create them without my permission.

[cfrels]

This NYT article is clear as mud. I really am not sure what we have now or what Bush is proposing. Based on history, I would guess that clinton left a time bomb for everyone to clean up.

[Brad’s Gramma]

They shouldn't have a right to create them without my permission.

I've been reading some really lame things here on FR lately, but I don't know if this one tops the cake for me....What the heck is a doctor to do? MEMORIZE each and every patient's profile????

[JustTheTruth]

Your post said:

"is that you do not own your medical records - those records legally belong to the doctor or hospital who created them"

They shouldn't have a right to create them without my permission."

You have a right to refuse to accept treatment (in most situations), but if you undergo treatment, healthcare providers have a legal duty to create a medical record, and then it (the paper or whatever) legally belongs to them and they have a duty to keep it for a period of time defined by the state.