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A long-running dispute about the cost of patient medical records has gone to a state appeals court.An administrative law judge in December upheld a…
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More than a decade after Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment expanding access to records in medical-malpractice cases, an appeals court…
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Patients will bear the cost if the Florida Board of Medicine moves forward with plans to increase the cost of medical record copies to $1 a page, the…
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The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration has amended its lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Tampa Bay Times reports.…
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The University of Miami Health System reports hard copies of some of its patient files stored off-site are missing, according to the South Florida Sun…
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Five Florida hospitals have received the industry's highest award for managing the shift to a paperless environment.The “Stage 7” designation is the…
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Patients and their lawyers face a potentially steep increase in the cost of obtaining copies of their medical records following action by the Florida…
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The Florida Medical Association and other physician groups said Thursday that doctors' offices should be allowed to charge patients up to $1 a page for…
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Reprinted with permission from the Tampa Bay Times.By Alice VickersWhile the nation watches the launch of Obamacare, it's easy to overlook other health…
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Consumer groups are angry over the possibility that the cost of copying medical records could shoot up sharply for patients and their lawyers,the Tampa…