To receive a copy of your medical record, you must submit a written request  to the Medical Information Release Unit. This office is responsible for reviewing and processing requests for medical information. For your protection, the Medical Information Release Unit must ensure the validity of the request and receive a current authorization from the patient.

Please send the complete authorization to:

Duke  University Medical Center
Medical Record Services
Box 3016  DUMC
Durham, NC 27710

If you are at Duke University Medical Center, you can drop the request off in Medical Record Services, which is  located in the basement level, Red Zone, Room 04255B, Duke Hospital South. There is a $10 Processing fee for 1-20 pages and an additional $0.50 fee for every page after 20 pages. There is no processing fee billed to the patient when the record is being released for patient care and sent directly to the  physician or health care facility.

Any questions about release of information should be addressed to the Medical Information Release Unit at (919) 684-3684.
 

Your Request Must Include:

  • Patient’s full name
  • Patient’s date of birth
  • Hospital visit dates
    (of the information being requested)
  • Name and address of facility or person receiving the medical record
  • Patient signature (or signature of patient’s legal guardian if the patient is under 18)
  • Date of request

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