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Originally Posted by classicman
Long pause, put on hold. Blah blah blah. Look, just send EVERYTHING you have over the last three years to Doc X. Oh, sorry we cannot do that without the patient approval. Also, we don't save that info for that long.
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I'msorryexcuseme whatthefuck?
1.) Ain't no way that shit isn't digital. They have it. They most certainly do save it for liability reasons. It may be old enough that it's backed up on a drive somewhere off-site, but they definitely have it. Get Medicaid receipts to prove labs were paid for in Feb., and threaten to sue them for Medicaid fraud if they can't come up with the evidence that they actually did the tests they were paid for.
2.) Patient approval? WTF. You are the patient (his legal guardian, same diff.) You have a legal right to your own medical records. Nevermind sending them to the doctor, they have to give
you copies of them if you demand them (though they may get to charge you an admin/copying fee.) Show up in their office and refuse to leave without them. And insist each time that you receive copies of all results from now on.
I'm so mad on your behalf I could spit.