Being charged to have your medical records transferred to a new GP

[mel_cur]

Has anyone heard of being charged to have your medical records transferred to a new GP? We just got a bill saying if we wanted all records transferred it will be $45 per adult and $25 per child for 'photocopying, processing, handling and postage'. They are have all been digital records every time we are there.

[Jaycee]

I had mine done not long ago and wasn't charged.

[Chocaholic]

My DH is in the military and we move a lot. In the 6 moves I have done in the last 10 years, I have never been charged to have my medical records transferred.

Besides, you must be able to have access to your own records. If they won't transfer them, I would ask for a copy of them for myself and take them yourself to the new medical centre.

[leckert]

I had mine transferred last year (but my old records were a mix of paper & electronic) and it cost me $30.

[TeniBear]

Usually if it's being transferred to another medical professional, there's no fee. That said, I'm having to pay to get my notes from Amelia's birth because apparently a change in hospy computer system means my midwives can't access them directly :-/ So I have to apply for them myself, as though I only want them for myself. DH has actually sent off an email asking the hospital to explain and he hopes they'll waive the fee. I don't see that happening but he wanted to...

[~Hestia~]

Can't speak for their fees as where I used to work it was free...but even though all the records were on computer everything was printed out and sent.

I wonder if they charge a fee if your new clinic asked for a transfer of records? Might be worth asking.

[BlackCat]

One of our practices charges to have them sent over whether you request them personally or through another GP. The one we are with currently doesn't.

[RainbowRiver]

I was going to be charged $12, but I didn't bother getting them transferred into the new practice

[mel_cur]

Can't speak for their fees as where I used to work it was free...but even though all the records were on computer everything was printed out and sent.

I wonder if they charge a fee if your new clinic asked for a transfer of records? Might be worth asking.

I got the new GP to fax over a request to the old GP with my signature etc. I can try and ask if they will just give the files to me but I assume the charge is the same. It really makes me cranky because all up it's $95 for the 4 records and the kids have hardly gone to the GP and we have only being seeing them for 3yrs anyway.

[Cally]

Our GP moved from medical centre A to medical centre B last year. We were charged $5 or $10 (can't quite remember) each to transfer our records to the new medical centre. And told to allow at least 10 days.

[Phteven]

Is there anything in the file you can't just tell the GP about?