medical records copying charges

When patients request a copy of their medical record, how much do you charge? And how do you itemize that expense? Do you have clear-cut policies about how to charge? An often overlooked element in the HIPAA Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information concerns how much an entity may charge patients or their designated representative for a copy of their medical record.

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