On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Griffith v. Aultman Hosp, 2016-Ohio-1138. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice Kennedy, the court held that a patient’s medical record is not limited to data in the medical-records department, but rather includes all data the health care provider
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Merit Decision: Court Interprets “Medical Record” in Favor of Patient. Griffith v. Aultman Hosp.
By Marianna Bettman on
On March 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Griffith v. Aultman Hosp, 2016-Ohio-1138. In a 5-2 opinion written by Justice Kennedy, the court held that a patient’s medical record is not limited to data in the medical-records department, but rather includes all data the health care provider…