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The Patient Portal—Help or Hindrance?
Just Want to Talk | Last Active: Feb 17 12:10am | Replies (227)Comment receiving replies
Once something gets into your chart such as a diagnosis, it is impossible to get it corrected. You can try to get medical records to change it but they won't. It is on your record permanently no matter what you can document otherwise. A very important thing to know is that if your physician is reading something on the computer (which they should have done prior to the appointment) they will not hear and remember anything that you inform them of. They will later accuse you of not telling them important information and you will have to deal with the consequences.
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OMG, get a new doctor! If your doctor is confrontational, move on!
I have had to have many untruths removed from my records. Too many techs that are in charge of our test results are sloppy, inattentive, and just do cut and paste from previous test reports.
I always read my chart and voice my questions. You are the best representative of you.
Don't accept sloppiness and ineptitude of those that cannot or refuse to properly do their jobs.
You must take the responsibility of you.
The patient portal is only a tool. A means of communication between us and our medical teams. Databases can be corrected. It may take getting to the right person, but it can be corrected.
Take care, keep your head up, be empowered! Don't let any person on your medical team be rude or mistreat you!