John Goodman's Health Policy Blog » Transparency http://www.john-goodman-blog.com Insights on Health Care Reform | NCPA Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:30:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 “See no evil, …” http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/%e2%80%9csee-no-evil-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/ http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/%e2%80%9csee-no-evil-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:43:22 +0000 John Goodman http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/%e2%80%9csee-no-evil-%e2%80%a6%e2%80%9d/ A woman's son dies in a hospital and she requests the medical records – which she is entitled to under federal law.  But the hospital doesn't comply until California's three-year statute of limitations has expired and she can no longer sue, according to a USA Today story. 

When hospitals do comply, they may play tricks.  "I see this all the time," says one expert witness.  "Pages are darkened, they are lightened, they are enlarged, shortened – put slightly down so you can't see a signature." 

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