who uses medical records?
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Hospitals, courts, patients
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people who use people
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well most patient health records allow doctors to keep track of progress of the patients illnesses. it also allows them to keep track of the medication he/she is being given, and based on that information they can make different recommendations for later. it is more or less a personal profile of the patients that keeps changing everytime they have a checkup.it can also come in handy if you go to a different hospital..cuz it allows the new doctors to pull up your records from a shared database and give you the right medication without jeopardizing your  health.\nalthough im not sure what you mean by the values of a patients health record...:S...
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MRI of the head results, CT of head, CT of abdomen, your last kidney function, and last couple of progress notes as well as a complete history and physical exam done by your last doctor. don't bring in 200 pages of medical records. its painful to get through all that. bring in the most recent labs and medicine list. this should be the start and whatever else your new provider needs.
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If he prescribed the meds, he bears the legal responsibility, but it's possible that he doesn't actually have access to the records.  Whatever the case, your access to your medical records are guaranteed by federal law.  Whoever owned the facility would be responsible for maintaining those records.  \n\nIn general, I agree with these other guys.  He knows he's in trouble and he's trying to weasel out.  Strongarm him.
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it is your right to see your medical records..However most of the time they want you to read them when the doctor is with you. The doctor may put something in your chart that you don't understand/terms you don't understand. They have to put certain things in your chart certain ways for insurance purposes. For instance if you looked at your chart and it said SOB you would think he was calling you an SOB...it means shortness of breath..
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The medical licensing board will usually tell you if the physician has ever had any disciplinary actions against them.  If they have had any malpractice issues in that state, they'll usually have that info, too.\n\nBut keep in mind that sometimes docs with bad histories jump from state to state.  You might have to check with a couple of states to get a good idea of their history.
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You can request your medical records from the administrative office of your physician. Just ask.
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I know HIPAA law.  Please rephrase your question.
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I would take all the information you've collected to your medical doctor, to document...\n\nThen, if there is a need for a lawsuit later, everything you say can be substantiated...\n\nGood Luck!
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if you are his legal gaurdian you should be able to get a copy of them.  if however, you are not his legal gaurdian, (i.e. in case of divorce), you will need a release of information to get them.\n\nin some cases you will only be able to get a summary of the medical record.
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He can't charge you for your records per say, but he has to keep the originals for a certain number of years and the office can charge you for the service of making copies of them.  Most doctor's offices do this regardless of the reason the copies are needed.
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Medical Claims and Billing- A person who holds this title fills out all of the insurance claim forms and bills patients.\n\nMedical Coding is assigning diagnosis and procedures in the medical record with a code.  There are separate coding classifications for both inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and procedures.  These codes are used for insurance reporting, as well as for collecting statistics.\n\nMedical Transcription is when a person listens to dictated audio reports that a doctor has recorded about an encounter with a patient.  The medical transcriptionist listens to these reports on a headset and types out the report.  The report is then printed and becomes part of the patients medical record.
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Not that I know of.  There are plenty of sites (such as webmd.com) to find general medical information, but most doctors wouldn't put your records on the Web.  For one thing, there's no reward for them to put in that effort. For another (at least in the US) there are laws about privacy that would probably scare the docs out of doing any such thing.
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Absolutely not. Your medical records are private. You can press charges against your employer in a court of law.
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There will always be some need for transcription.  Many facilities are moving to electronic medical records but still dictate letters, reports, etc.\nGood luck w/ your decision.
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Your doctor may be basing his information on expired data.