Hi,
my husband had an MRI test (which he paid for) and received the film (on a disk). But he also asked to be given the report for the MRI and he's been told that the report is only going to be sent to the referring doctor and that he doesn't have the right to receive a copy. Is that accurate? Does a patient have the right to receive this report from the testing laboratory or not? He might want to go for a second opinion to a different doctor and a full report would be really helpful. From my point of view, it is not different than any other service or product you paid for so should be entitled to receive what you 'purchased'.
Thank you
M.
my husband had an MRI test (which he paid for) and received the film (on a disk). But he also asked to be given the report for the MRI and he's been told that the report is only going to be sent to the referring doctor and that he doesn't have the right to receive a copy. Is that accurate? Does a patient have the right to receive this report from the testing laboratory or not? He might want to go for a second opinion to a different doctor and a full report would be really helpful. From my point of view, it is not different than any other service or product you paid for so should be entitled to receive what you 'purchased'.
Thank you
M.