Re: ~Laxity ~ Most Patients Curious About Their Medical Records Many w...

April 14, 2004

In a message dated 4/14/2004 8:51:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, tabby2@...

writes:

of requesting all medical records

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REMEMBER.... all medical records mean just that!

Make sure that the medical provider is NOT SELECTIVELY giving medical records.

The way to assure that ALL your records are copied is to have a copy service

do it for you. I know that it costs you to have that done but by law they are

supposed to copy all and that means ALL!... I worked with physicians long

enough to know that 'selective' omissions happen all the time.

The only way to really know if your records have been 'omitted' is to

carefully review to see that there are no " blanked out " areas or missing pages.

YOU are the care keeper of your own records and you have to be sure that you

have ALL YOUR RECORDS to be the keeper of such records.

Debbi

April 14, 2004

In a message dated 4/14/2004 2:41:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

JETSKIDEB@... writes:

The only way to really know if your records have been 'omitted' is to

carefully review to see that there are no " blanked out " areas or missing

pages.

YOU are the care keeper of your own records and you have to be sure that you

have ALL YOUR RECORDS to be the keeper of such records.

This is really so important! I really agree that everyone should regularly

get copies of their records and have them on hand if needed . When gathering the

records for Social Security, don't let any hospital or doctors office say

that SS is supposed to ask for them. YOU do it and organize it all for easy

reader for the people that are going to determine is you qualify. That way, you

do

know what is missing or not . ie tests results, pre or post notes , mris etc..

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