How to Get Your Grady Medical Records the Easy Way

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Grady Memorial Hospital is based in Chickasha, Oklahoma. It is a member of the Five Oaks Medical Group, and it operates under the Grady Memorial Hospital Authority, which is a member of Vizient, Inc.

You may want your records for many reasons. Because personal medical records have to be kept confidential, under HIPAA Regulations, Grady Hospital cannot release them without your proper authorization. That is why you have to fill in their forms, prove you are who you say you are and submit the form correctly. Then the hospital can process your request.

You can get your in different ways. You can go directly to Grady Memorial Hospital Medical Records, get them online, or request them by mail. The easiest way, though, is to have DoNotPay get them for you.

Getting Your Grady Memorial Hospital Medical Records

To request your , you must complete the Medical Records Release Authorization Form. The form is available in English and Spanish.

Because of HIPAA rules and regulations which protect the confidentiality of these records, you must make sure you complete every detail accurately, and, when you submit or hand in the request, you must prove who you are and that you have the necessary authority. To do this, you must:

  1. Complete the request form completely and accurately.
  2. Include a copy of a government-issued photo ID. This would be, for example, a driver's license, state issued ID, military ID, employment ID, and a valid and current passport.

If you want someone else's medical records, you must provide a document that gives you the authority to collect them. This may be, depending on who the other person is:

  1. The child's birth certificate, if they are 17 or younger, shows you are the parent
  2. Your document of guardianship
  3. A letter from the patient authorizing you to have the records
  4. A court order
  5. Power of Attorney
  6. The executor of the person's estate
  7. A death certificate
  8. A next-of-kin affidavit

The Grady Hospital Medical Records Request Form

To help you complete the medical records release form to make sure it is processed by the hospital, you must enter:

  • The patient's name and any previous name the hospital may have on record
  • Their address
  • The last 4 digits of their SS#
  • Their date of birth
  • Their email address and phone number, if any, which the hospital may have used to contact them in the past
  • Who is requesting the information (name, address, phone)
  • To whom the records should be released (name, address, phone)
  • Each type of record to be released
  • Check any or all of the 18 boxes on the form
  • If you also want additional record documents, check "Other" and write in the record description
  • Check how you want the records released: paper or on CD/DVD
  • Check whether you will pick up the records in person or whether you want them mailed
  • If the records are for continuing care of a patient, they may be faxed to the care facility

Make sure you read and understand the expiration of and right-to-revoke authorization statements. Read and check, if appropriate, the boxes at the bottom of the form. After everything is complete, prepare to submit it.

Where to Submit the Medical Records Request

You may:

  • Drop off the request form plus supporting documents in a sealed envelope.
  • There is a secure drop-off box in Grady Hospital's main lobby in the visitor's screening area.
  • Mail in the request, plus supporting documents

Here is the contact information for Grady Memorial Hospital:

AddressGrady Memorial Hospital, 2220 Iowa Ave, Chickasha, OK, 73018
Phone Number - Grady Memorial Hospital(405) 224 2300
Phone Number - Five Oaks Medical Group(405) 224 2100
Twitter@GMHFOMG
FacebookGrady Memorial Hospital and Five Oaks Medical Group

How Long Does It Take and How Much Does It Cost to Get Grady Medical Records?

Once your request is received in person, allow 3 - 5 business days for it to be processed. If requested by mail, you will receive it by mail in 7-10 business days. If requested electronically, wait 2 business days to get the records in your email.

Grady Hospital's fee generally does not exceed $6.50. If you request that the records be sent directly to a physician, there is no fee.

DoNotPay Will Get Your Grady Hospital Medical Records for You

Your medical records are confidential and Grady must adhere to federal rules and regulations. It is essential that you follow the requested steps perfectly and you include every piece of information the hospital needs to obtain your records.

This is where DoNotPay can step in to do it all for you and to make sure every 'i' is dotted and every 't' is crossed, as they say. DoNotPay can get your records request completed in 3 simple steps:

  1. Look up medical records on DoNotPay's website.

  2. Enter the name of the health care provider you'd like to receive medical records from.

  3. Answer a few questions about your provider and where you'd like to send the records.

That's it. You can just sit back and wait for the records to get in your hands.

What About Other Medical Records?

You or a family member may have had care provided by another institution, which also has records you may need. DoNotPay can help you request medical records from other facilities, including:

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