What to do if your medical record is wrong?
However, for more serious medical record errors, such as an incorrect diagnosis, allergies, or medications, you may need to include a description of the error and what the record should be corrected to reflect. Under the law, doctors are required to respond to a request for error corrections in writing within 60 days.
Can a doctor remove information from your medical records?
The Privacy Act gives you the option of requesting removal of an item from your medical records, but your physician is only required to add a notation to the record indicating your request. Under HIPAA, there is no legal obligation for your provider to remove information at your request.
Do you need to correct misspelled words in patient records?
Some misspelled words will not impact a patient’s health and therefore may not need to be corrected. However, errors in the spelling of a patient’s name, for example, can cause complications when it comes to sharing records among providers and should be fixed as soon as possible.