Q: I was wondering if this scenario is a case for any kind of a healthcare law lawsuit.
In October 2023 I saw a pain specialist in Kentucky once and they informed me that a previous pain management specialist administered a Caudal shot injection incorrectly. I spoke to lawyers for advice on how to proceed in this situation and told the new pain management specialist about this in the patient portal. When that happened I was pretty much discharged as a patient and was unable to access my patient portal with that office/the office's website. I called them up and they confirmed that because I am no longer a patient/was discharged that I no longer have access to the patient portal/my information on the patient portal. Aside from the fact that I see another new pain management specialist I was wondering if this is grounds for a lawsuit or no or what I should do?
A: A Kentucky attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. Before involving attorneys, you could first look into what the difficulty in obtaining the records is being caused by. Such records portals are sometimes administered by third-party vendors that handle millions of patient charts - and they have to follow strict HIPAA guidelines. Good luck
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