The doctrine of professional discretion pertains to medical record keeping. Which of the following describes this doctrine in more detail?

A. Patients should be able to obtain access to or copies of their medical records.
B. It is up to the discretion of the physician whether or not to allow all patients access to their medical records.
C. It is up to the discretion of the patient whether or not he or she may see the records.
D. It is up to the insurance company's discretion as to whether or not a patient may see his or her records.
E. It is up to the discretion of the facility whether or not to allow patients access to their medical records.


B. It is up to the discretion of the physician whether or not to allow all patients access to their medical records.

On signing a release, patients may usually obtain access to or copies of their medical records. However, under the doctrine of professional discretion, courts have held that in some cases, patients treated for mental or emotional conditions may be harmed by seeing their own records.

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