In plain English
This refers to the specific medical information someone wants the record holder to provide. The request can come from a person or from an organization.
In context
Here, it names the medical records that the person or organization is asking the record holder to provide.
- Situation
- Managing records, consent forms, proxies, privacy, and information release
- What it communicates
- titles the section identifying which records are being requested.
Meaning limits
The term alone does not identify who made the request or confirm that the records will be provided.
Examples
“The requested records were only the allergy tests from June, not the patient's full chart.”
“After reviewing the letter, the hospital located the requested records in two separate folders.”