Question

tina has a primary - care physician, and is meeting with an orthopedic specialist today. how can the specialist obtain tinas medical information from her primary - care physician?
tina will have to give authorization for her primary - care office to release the records to the specialist
the specialist can request tinas records from the primary - care office
the primary - care office will contact the specialist and make copies of her record automatically
the specialist and all other health - care providers, have immediate access to all medical records

Explanation:

Medical records are private. Authorization from the patient (Tina) is required for the primary - care office to release records to a specialist. Without authorization, the release would violate patient privacy laws.

Answer:

Tina will have to give authorization for her primary care office to release the records to the specialist