Patient case Ms. S, a 43-year-old female, was under the regular consultation of an internist Dr. IM . During a recent vacation to a different city, Ms. S reportedly had an episode of food poisoning . She visited the local hospital for medical assessment and informed Dr. IM of this incidence over the telephone. The next day Ms.
S requested the local hospital to release her medical records, including the x-ray images, to the medical group with whom Dr. IM was practicing . The medical records transmitted by the local hospital only mentioned that Ms. S experienced a sudden onset of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea and that an X-ray was conducted to confirm the diagnosis of gastroenteritis . However, the transmittal did not include any copies of the x-ray films or radiographic report. After multiple attempts by Dr. IM’s medical group, the local hospital finally sent the films and the report…
