I spent 30 years doing "health care info management" - That is just a BS job description for a file clerk/data entry person.

I have a REAL BUG up my rear about medical info - From the standpoint of a patient and as a worker in the field.

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YOUR health history is a real PRIVATE subject and I am insanely puzzled as to why people are so cavalier about it.

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Here is an example of JUST HOW STUPID people are?

When my mom's house was being sold, the purchaser left me a hand written note in the mailbox.

It was a lengthy note written on the back of a sheet of paper from his doctor's visit.

The note came from the hospital system I had worked for and it contained his patient ID number, doctor name and some other stuff.

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I was stunned.

I called him and told him just how stupid he was - he was a jerk so I had a small bit of satisfaction in telling him that?

I told him that with JUST a medical record number - I could find out EVERYTHING in his med history.

Even though I didn't work for the company anymore, I still had enough contacts within the system to get that info with no problem what so ever........

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I am not a fan of electronic medical records.

Even with the current HIPPA laws (health info rules) there are still people that go snooping around looking for info. ONE OF the biggest scams is selling info to people who are maliciously making claims to insurance companies.

Please be careful in disposing of your info, letters and communications on the interwebz.

You medical history is JUST as valuable as your financial history.