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GP_Matt · 06-30-2014, 09:40 AM

So, I just got a letter in the mail from a company called Accudocs or something like that. It indicates that my doctor has closed his practice and was thoughtful enough to sell my patient file to them for my own benefit.

For the low price of $100 the company will send my file to my new doctor or scan the documents and put them online for my viewing.

This seems really sleazy. I was given no warning that he was closing his business and no opportunity to pick up the file myself.

Is your doctor allowed to sell your personal information? Can some third party hold my data even though I provided them no consent? If my health history is relatively boring is there any value in paying their ransom to get the information to my new doctor?

06-30-2014, 09:40 AM	#1
GP_Matt First Line Centre Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Edmonton Exp:	Can my doctor sell my patient file back to me? So, I just got a letter in the mail from a company called Accudocs or something like that. It indicates that my doctor has closed his practice and was thoughtful enough to sell my patient file to them for my own benefit. For the low price of $100 the company will send my file to my new doctor or scan the documents and put them online for my viewing. This seems really sleazy. I was given no warning that he was closing his business and no opportunity to pick up the file myself. Is your doctor allowed to sell your personal information? Can some third party hold my data even though I provided them no consent? If my health history is relatively boring is there any value in paying their ransom to get the information to my new doctor?