Electric Medical Records.

[Catsnclay]

One of my doctors just changed his phone system, and now when you call him on his local #, someone..... in another state answers and deals with you.


the first thing they ask for is my birthdate so they can pull up my records! Then they take the message and email it to the doctors assistant (or whomever).

Just the fact that someone in another state has access to my medical AND personal records does not sit well with me!!

I told him just that at the last appointment. Apparently I was not alone in complaining.........we will see what happens.

[K9soul]

A lot of hospitals, especially large ones, have transcription companies doing all their transcription, so people all over the U.S. can get medical reports if they do what I do, at home medical transcription. I type for OSU Medical Center, Feather River Hospital in California and North Hawaii Hospital with my jobs. I have done reports on people in the news and people in political and teaching careers. Of course violation of privacy is grounds for immediate termination and possible legal action. But there are thousands of transcriptionists. Going to a certain hospital isn't going to ensure that only people at that hospital are going to ever see your records though.