Law Enforcement Opens Medical Records through Public Relations Media of Langsa Hospital

Abstract

Medical record is a file that contains records and documents about the patient's identity, examination, treatment, actions and other services that have been provided to patients. This study aims to determine the legal arrangements regarding the medical record, to find out law enforcement against the Public Relations of Langsa Public Hospital publish patient medical records in online media and to find out the obstacles and efforts made in law enforcement against the Public Relations of Langsa Public Hospital that open patient medical records. The method used in this study is normative and empirical juridical. 1) In medicine, it is not permissible for a doctor or employee of a public hospital to open a medical record through the Public Relations media of Langsa Regional Hospital according to Law Number 29 of 2004 Article 51. 2) Law enforcement against someone who opens a medical record at Langsa Regional Hospital is considered ineffective because law enforcement officials in this case are not serious in handling cases that should be prosecuted. 3) Obstacles in law enforcement in Langsa Regional Hospital, namely that there are still overlapping laws by the police so that law enforcement cannot be carried out fairly and the efforts made in law enforcement against Langsa Regional Hospital that open medical records by means of supervision and coordination between leadership and staff in hospitals Langsa.Keywords: Law Enforcement, Medical Records, Media