The federal HIPAA law gives patients the right to access their medical records from healthcare providers. Choice Legal is a company that assists in retrieving medical records for legal cases such as personal injury suits and malpractice claims. They have experience working with law firms and insurance companies, uploading authorization forms digitally, advancing fees, and retrieving all types of records, which are then made available online through their secure system or in hard copy. Their goal is to streamline the medical records retrieval process for legal professionals.

1. Choice Legal
2601 East 4th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
info@choicelegal.com
855-875-8550
http://choicelegal.com/

2. Getting Your Medical Records: Information on Rights, Procedures, and
Rejections
You could have to get copies of your medical records for a variety of reasons. If
you're associated with a personal injury suit, medical records might be a crucial in
the case. For example, if you submit a legal claim after a vehicle mishap, you
might need to show that the accident-- and not a previous clinical condition--
triggered your injuries. Or the extent of your injuries could be in conflict. In
clinical malpractice claims, medical records form the crux of the case. And
occasionally clients simply require their medical records to supply to a specialist
or a new physician. Keep reading to discover about your right to obtain your
medical records, and ways to set about getting them.
Your Right to Medical Records
The federal Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) offers
patients the right to obtain a copy of their medical records from any clinical
carrier, with a few exceptions.
Who May Get Records?
According to HIPAA, you could ask for:
 Your very own medical records.
 Another person's records if you are a designated rep. You could request
somebody else's medical records if they offer you authorization, in writing,
to function as their people in accessing records. If your elderly parents
designate you as their agent, clinical carriers have to offer you with your
moms and dads' medical records if you make a request to acquire them.
 Someone else's records if you are their legal guardian. Similarly, if you are
appointed as the legal guardian of another adult, you have the legal right to
obtain that person's medical records
 Your kids's medical records, with some exceptions. For the a lot of part,
parents and legal guardians can get their children's medical records. There

3. are a few exceptions to this policy. A moms and dad could not get a child's
records if:
o The child has granted medical care and adult consent is not needed
under state law.
o The kid gets medical care at the direction of a court, or the mom and
dad agrees that the minor and the clinical company have actually a
confidential relationship.
 Records of departed individuals in specific scenarios. If you are the personal
agent of an estate-- either designated by a will or selected by a court to
work out a departed individual's affairs-- HIPAA provides you access to the
deceased's medical records. In addition, if you are related to a deceased
individual and particular details in that individual's clinical file connects to
your very own health, HIPAA lets you access that details.
What Records Can You Get?
HIPAA offers clients the right to obtain copies of all of their medical records.
Patients also can view-- usually at the medical company's workplaces-- their initial
medical records. HIPAA does enable healthcare companies to withhold certain
sorts of medical records, including:
 Psychotherapy notes.
 Information the service provider is gathering and assembling for claims,
and.
 Medical information that the provider believes might reasonably jeopardize
your life, your physical security, or the security of another person.
Usually, if the carrier rejects your demand for medical records, it needs to supply
you with a denial letter. Sometimes, you might have the ability to appeal the
rejection.
When Will You Get the Requested Medical Records?
HIPAA needs medical suppliers to provide copies of medical records within 30
days of your request. If it will take even more than 30 days to meet your request,

4. the clinical supplier should offer you a reason for the delay Some states need a
quicker turnaround. For example, in California, carriers must allow patients to see
their records within five days of the request and have to provide copies of those
records within fifteen days. For a list of state laws governing gain access to to
medical records, check out the Center on Medical Records Rights and Privacy at
Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute online at
http://hpi.georgetown.edu/privacy/records.html.

5. Medical Records Management
Plaintiff Attorneys
Authorizations can be uploaded with a click, then just enter your client’s
information and we take it from there. Your request is sent to the provider within
24 hours, and then we follow-up every 2 – 3 days until we get your records. We
advance all your custodial fees and send you one invoice for the whole case. We’ll
send you an email when your records are in. You can then login to our secure
website to view, print, and save your urgent medical records - it’s that easy. We
can also send you hard copies of records. Custom Authorization forms are
available as well.
Insurance Claims
Insurance claims are a central part of Choice Legal's medical records retrieval
operation. Our expertise in retrieving medical records for Insurance companies
anywhere in the U.S. is what separates us from our competition. Your
Authorization is uploaded with a click, then we take it from there, advance all
custodial fees, and email you when your records are available on our secure
website. Just login to view, print, and save. We can also send you hard copies.
HIPAA guidelines are exceeded by our service.

6. About Choice Legal
ChoiceLegal is a leading provider of Nationwide record retrieval services for
Insurance Defense and Plaintiff firms. Our experts collect records using industry
leading technology, offering accurate and fast service for our clients. We offer
easy to use online systems and paperless solutions for secure and permanent
access to your records from our records repository for as long as you need them.
Providing vital legal support services for 30 years to Insurance companies and law
firms, ChoiceLegal has the experience and customer service expertise to
streamline the discovery process. We handle the entire record retrieval process
for you. Free up your staff to handle more important case-related activities and
turn the record retrieval hassle into a billable expense.
New orders may be placed on-line at ChoiceLegal.com, e-mailed, faxed, or
telephoned. We take it from there, all the way through to delivering your records
in bound and labeled sets, optional CDs, and then post them on our HIPAA-
compliant secure website. Let us help you eliminate time delays in collecting
records, while at the same time, improving the accuracy of the records you
receive.
ChoiceLegal uses the most advanced technology to assist in fast and efficient
medical records retrieval. Our platform automates the entire process of Subpoena
and Notice preparation and service, to tracking each assignment through to

7. completion. Clients benefit from our online status access, new order entry, and
secure online records repository.
Authorizations can be uploaded to our site from your desk, so we can get it in the
providers hand within 24 hours and get started retrieving your records.
 Subpoena and Notice preparation
 Serve Subpoenas
 Deliver Authorizaions
 Advance custodial fees
 Retrieval of Records
 All types of records
 X-ray and film duplication
 Upload to Secure Online System
 Hard Copies Available
 Client Views/Prints/Saves
Contact Information
Choice Legal
2601 East 4th Avenue
Tampa, FL 33605
info@choicelegal.com
855-875-8550
http://choicelegal.com/