Here's one to marinate on?

I called my sis and she was upset.

She went to the doctor's office and while she was talking to him she found out that there was a mix up with her medical records.

She has three different chart jackets-all three have to do with her treatment and two have info that together, would have kept the two doctors who are treating her from giving her two types of treatment that contraindicate each other...

Meaning?

Had she not investigated/or spoke to her primary physician-the two treatments together may have killer her.

Lovely.

I worked in a records room for years and that was a HUGE bug up my arse.

Don't take for granted that a physician/surgeon/hospital/HMO knows that you....

Got married.
Hyphenated your name.
Changed your name.
Got divorced
or have entered a witness protection program.

YOU are half of your 'medical team' and if you don't take care of YOUR end of the job?

I had taken the calls of STUPID PATIENTS that have been wed, changed their names, dropped their coverage under their old name, then gone on the spouse's coverage with their new names....All the while accusing me/hospital of losing their records.

morons.