A Physician Has a Private Practice Employing a Physician Assistant

Multiple Choice

A physician has a private practice employing a physician assistant, a nurse, and a medical assistant. The physician also has hospital privileges at a nearby facility. Who owns the medical records generated by both and him and the staff at the practice?

A) the public health department
B) the physician assistant if he or she treated the patient
C) the hospital
D) the insurance company paying the bills
E) the physician