Generally, the ownership of medical records resides with

Question

the patient
the patient's legal representative
the physician/clinic/hospital
the physician/clinic/hospital and the patient jointly
the physician/clinic/hospital's legal representative

Answer 1

the physician/clinic/hospital

Rationale: Generally, ownership of the medical record resides with the person or organization generating the entries. Providers may own the records, but patients own the information and are generally given access to that information.