The business office of the drs around here take care of those requests.
If they have it in writing (if you write them a note or mail them a
letter, they are required to respond in a certain number of days. You
own your files, you paid for them, or the ins co paid for them on your
behalf. It seems to me like sometimes they don't want to give us the
numbers, because they believe we are not capable of knowing what they
mean, and some are even afraid that we might look something up on the
internet and get the "wrong" idea.
Maybe you could move up the appt, or write them, keeping printed
records of your doings, not just a computer record. Computer records of
a letter are not always valid in court, so print an extra copy and date
it with the date you mailed it. Then call and check to see if they got
it. Let the office know you are keeping records, that you are writing
everything down- that can make them skittish, and sometimes they will
give you what you want. If they refuse, you can say "Are you refusing
to send me my files, that I legally own?" and they will think about it
a little more. If they says yes, you can write that down, and they can
get into trouble, moreover, they will know it.
My doc's office has me address an envelope when I go it so they can
mail me the lab results as soon as they come in. That is the standard
for all the drs. The Park Nicollet comglomerate also mails nearly
everything out, whether you have an appt or not, the results go out by
mail.
Kathryn
On Sep 20, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Jodi wrote:
Paula Perry wrote:
Has anyone fired their doctor and had trouble getting the results of
medical/blood work and their records?My doctor is so lazy I think I
might be in for a battle. She is refusing to let me know the results
of a blood test for my Thyroid until a month from now when I have an
appointment with her. All I wanted to know was is if my test was fine
for the dosage of Synthroid I'm on. It's why I went to her in the
first place. She also gave me 2 prescriptions and the pharmacist said
they needed to be prior approved by my insurance so that was the end
of that. She didn't want to take the time to get the authorization.
What a racket. As far as I know, I am not even certain that she has
looked at my bloodwork yet (8 days later).
[snipped] and
My body temp is 97.5 this morning. I slept 5 hours last night and my
hands shake.
Hi Paula -
Have you tried asking to speak to the doctor's nurse or secretary to
ask them to fax or send you a copy? Or to make you a copy so that you
can pick it up? Leaving messages for the doctor never gets me
anywhere. Maybe you already tried that, I don't know. But it seems
impossible to get a doctor on the phone, even when you haven't fired
them. [grin]
Sending you an email off-list regarding the rest now. Jodi
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