← Return to Medication reconciliation: Who do I talk with to review all my meds?

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@perky

I can understand how you feel you want a more fully INTEGRATED approach and all your medical team is communicated with on a regular basis. Plus, not all physicians are on same network where they can pull up your record if they r not affiliated with that hospital.
Mayo Clinic where I went has a team approach. After every test, the results were within their system fast👍🏻. My coordinating physician met with me after / if I saw multiple medical specialists and reviewed all reports like putting all puzzle pieces together. In my place of residence, I ask every soecialist to send copies of all tests, radiology reports, etc to my INTERNIST. On line on a medical practices site, I also
get updates / test results. I make a hard copy or save copy. Recently, I saw a new specialist ( Pulmonary). My internist sent my records and I brought copies of earlier years ( 2017) chest CT SCANs and written report to my appt . It’s extremely valuable to see any changes etc from 2017 to 2023. Yes, when possible , we can be our best health advocate by having our medical history of documents/ previous insightful reports ( and mine were earlier when I lived in a different state) so our medical specialist can note trends, any changes, and facilitates that MAYO CLINUC fully integrated approach as if all are under “ one roof” and computers can “ network and talk” to each other. I believe the Cleveland Clinic has this same benefit. Meantime, I’m the keeper of pertinent copies of my medical history over the years and my current Internist
Is LISTED in my patient information history I fill out to copy/ share / communicate these tests, radiology, consult reports with various specialists DIRECTLY to my internist. Hope you will have all your medications and up dated med history with your internist . Then, perhaps a review, assessment and recommendations of your needs and current meds can be reviewed in a big picture more fully integrated approach for you. It’s been extremely helpful in my ongoing appts with my internist and all specialists .
If you feel comfortable asking, if necessary, a close friend or relative might be of some assistance to you in updating and sharing ALL pertinent reports and meds info from and ALL reading or have on file your up to date full picture. Hope this helps.

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I never leave a doctor's office or hospital (when I go for scan or MRI) without a copy of the summary or a disk of the test. I save everything at home. Then when I see a new doctor it doesn't take 6 month and a fee to get a copy from the previous doctor. 9x out of 10 you will need it later.