Doctor will not correct mistakes in my chart

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't have a PCP.

Then what do you do? Do you just not see a doctor? How do you get referrals to a specialist if you need to see one?

I am not the one who posted that they don’t have a pcp but wanted to chime in I don’t either. I pay an online company that will order labs via a prepaid gift card and use a fake name to get labs done. So there is no paper trail.

[Anonymous]

Insurance companies won’t read any notes. They will look at the codes. Honestly, new doctors probably won’t read these notes either. Nobody cares about your diet in grad school. However, I would go ahead and switch doctors. You will never have a good relationship with this one and it’s important that you like and trust your doctor. I just wouldn’t make this your hill.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't have a PCP.

Then what do you do? Do you just not see a doctor? How do you get referrals to a specialist if you need to see one?

I am not the one who posted that they don’t have a pcp but wanted to chime in I don’t either. I pay an online company that will order labs via a prepaid gift card and use a fake name to get labs done. So there is no paper trail.

What? How do you know what labs to order? And you prepay? I suppose you don’t use insurance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:change drs

And file a complaint.

And you wonder why doctors are leaving clinical practice in droves? It’s people like you.

You are ridiculous. Doctors need to treat their patients better. Problems aren't the fault of the patients.

Yep exactly this. But since there are barely any primary care doctors anymore good luck finding a new one OP.

Is it any wonder they are hard to find when they’re constantly being subjected to garbage treatment by people like OP et Al who want to “name and shame” and file complaints about picayune details like they’re dealing with a retail salesperson at Nieman Marcus?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quit your doctor. Do not forward your old file with the new doctor. Poof! The old notes are gone.

No perhaps you should read up on obamas online medical records crap. This follows you FOREVER. WHERE EVER YOU GO.

Doesn't exactly work though.

For airline pilot PP here. Yeah, it does work. Again, I've seen careers ended over things in medical records from 10 years ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is why I don't have a PCP.

Then what do you do? Do you just not see a doctor? How do you get referrals to a specialist if you need to see one?

I go to urgent care. My insurance doesn't require referrals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quit your doctor. Do not forward your old file with the new doctor. Poof! The old notes are gone.

No perhaps you should read up on obamas online medical records crap. This follows you FOREVER. WHERE EVER YOU GO.

Doesn't exactly work though.

For airline pilot PP here. Yeah, it does work. Again, I've seen careers ended over things in medical records from 10 years ago.

Okay but the FAA is not what most people are facing.

[Anonymous]

I am team OP. These misstatements by the doctor would bother me greatly, and her unwillingness to correct them would bother me even more. I would find another doctor.

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Anonymous wrote:You can write a letter that clarifies and it will be added to the chart. You don’t have to share any information from that doctor with future doctors if you choose not to.

Doctors don’t need your consent to share medical records with other doctors providing care.

Don’t get me wrong- the OP sounds nuts- but it is reasonable to expect doctors to maintain accurate medical records and correct them when they make mistakes.

An incorrect diagnosis on her file will follow her. Depending on her insurance, she may have to seek a new provider in the same healthcare system as the old doctor so the notes will remain in her file because they are connected. Stating a patient has had unhealthy eating habits/lack of exercise when they have a heart condition is something read by insurance providers and other doctors. It could actually cause problems for the patient in the future. She doesn't sound "nuts." She sounds like she wants her health record to be free of mistakes which isn't "nuts."

Cause problems in the future? Please describe what sort of problems could emerge.

Getting medical insurance, life insurance, state medical or teaching licenses lots of things...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quit your doctor. Do not forward your old file with the new doctor. Poof! The old notes are gone.

No perhaps you should read up on obamas online medical records crap. This follows you FOREVER. WHERE EVER YOU GO.

Doesn't exactly work though.

For airline pilot PP here. Yeah, it does work. Again, I've seen careers ended over things in medical records from 10 years ago.

100% OP needs to get this taken care of. It needs to be reported so she has a record saying this is been a mistake. The doctor here is 100% wrong.

[Anonymous]

For every 1-2 good doctors in our area there are about 1,000 crappy doctors. When you have this many people needing medical care in one area it's pretty easy to hire anyone even crappy doctors that can be seeing 6-8 people an hour and billing for them.

Unless people start leaving reviews and not accepting crappy help this cycle will continue. The best thing anyone can do is report terrible doctors and leave online reviews.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I asked my doctor to correct mistakes in my medical chart and she says the notes will remain "as is."

She wrote in the notes that a former doctor of mine diagnosed a condition that was never diagnosed. She also wrote that I reported "unhealthy eating habits and lack of exercise" while in grad school, which is not what I said. I said I tend to eat healthy but I'm not "perfect" (not to mean that I eat "unhealthy"). Insurance and other doctors read these notes. There were a lot of other "small" errors... but you get the gist. She also said that I just stopped a medication after discussing it with her. I stopped that medication over a year ago. She wrote back saying these were all "small misunderstandings" and everything will remain "as is." I don't consider it a small misunderstanding to state that a former doctor diagnosed something that wasn't ever diagnosed.

I wrote that the numerous inaccuracies were distressing. She wrote back saying "I release notes to patients because it might be helpful for them. If the notes are distressing I will withhold them from you." First of all, the healthcare system I go to releases notes to every patient electronically through the patient portal (this is nothing that only she does). She's a newer doctor and I've never had a problem with my former PCP's notes. Her response makes me feel like I'm having my hand slapped (Don't agree with the notes then you won't get to see them).

I can make a formal request through the health care system for the notes to be changed, but she can still deny it. I just don't understand why she can't fix this.

If that is an error you are complaining about, I would side with the doctor. Ridiculous.

OP. This isn't ridiculous because I'm someone who has a heart condition. It's important that I take care of my diet and exercise. I never stated this and to write that in the notes will give other providers (and insurance) the wrong impression. I'm very health conscious.

No one gives a shit that you had an unhealthy eating period in grad school. Who didn't? You are making mountains out of molehills.

Apparently it was significant enough to put on her chart.

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Anonymous wrote:This doctor sounds like a piece of work

Name and shame

I think this poster has also created another post. I wouldn't assume she's an easy patient.
The notes are written from the dr's point of view and she's responsible for them. You can add your own note too, OP. But you don't get to dictate what she writes.

This. OP sounds like she has major league anxiety or OCD.

You cannot correct the notes as a patient or add your own notes.

I'm the OP. It's important regarding the health/exercise/diet stuff because I have a heart condition and I have to actively manage it. Her incorrect comment makes it appear as if I'm not taking steps to manage it and ignored advice from my previous PCP. I do have anxiety and this shit drives it up.

You need to have your anxiety treated and stop focusing on this. I mean this kindly. These “corrections” aren’t reasonable except maybe the misdiagnosis which you haven’t said what it is. Good luck.

Um, NO. I already stated I have a heart condition. The notes written regarding diet/exercise are important and I stand by that.

Are you a candidate for a heart transplant and that’s why you’re concerned? Because they are gonna go by BMI there.

No. WTF.
I have a normal BMI and a congenital heart condition. You guys make wild assumptions.

The notes and difficulty with this doctor are driving up my anxiety.

Then get a new doctor and a therapist to document your anxiety over the incorrect notes.

[Anonymous]

OP it’s both incorrect and insulting. My official file says “patient ordered a pizza …” Seriously while I waiting I ordered a pizza from the place next door. I put the phone down the minute she walked in the door. That’s in my chart? Crazy.
They also always say they “counseled you” on something. I get that they are protecting themselves I guess.

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OP a lot of doctors seem to be very angry and unhappy these days.