Consultation Reports in Physicians' Office Records
Twenty-five years ago, this Medical Malpractice column concluded that a physician's entire office record, including the reports of consulting physicians and any findings or opinions contained therein, is admissible in evidence, so long as the material was kept in the regular course of the physician's business and was related to the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. Among the law discussed was 'Freeman v. Kirkland'. Another columnist recently concluded that 'Freeman' should no longer be followed. Thomas A. Moore and Matthew Gaier respectfully disagree with that conclusion in today's edition of their column.
November 30, 2020 at 12:45 PM
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Twenty-five years ago, this column addressed the question of whether a physician's entire office record, including the reports of consulting physicians and any findings or opinions contained therein, is admissible in evidence. See Moore, "The Admissibility of Physician's Office Records," NYLJ (June 6, 1995), p. 3. The column concluded that they are admissible, so long as the material was kept in the regular course of the physician's business and was related to the diagnosis or treatment of the patient. Among the law discussed in that column was the decision of the First Department in Freeman v. Kirkland, 184 A.D.2d 331 (1st Dept. 1992). Recently, our esteemed colleague and good friend, Michael J. Hutter, in his New York Law Journal column on evidence, discussed that 1995 column and the Freeman decision, and concluded that Freeman should no longer be followed. See Hutter, "Admissibility of Medical Reports of Consulting Physicians Kept in a Treating Physician's File," NYLJ (Oct. 1, 2020), p. 3. Professor Hutter's thoughtful analysis of the law notwithstanding, we respectfully disagree with his conclusion.
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