Information management companies escaped a proposed class action alleging that they overcharged South Carolina patients who requested medical records the firms supplied on behalf of their doctors.
A South Carolina law that caps the fees that patients may be charged for their medical records applies only to physicians and “owners” of the records, not to third-party medical records companies, the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit said Friday in affirming the case’s dismissal.
The issue is one that has arisen throughout the US, as health-care providers rely on companies like Ciox Health LLC for data management services. Many ...
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