Health records privacy between doctors

[Anonymous]

If a health office uses the same software system for records (there are many, but one would be Previa) as another of your doctors, can they read your records from each or is protected? Ex is a GP and GI. Do they share records?

[Anonymous]

Yes, and they'll share them via fax if they aren't in the same system.

Sorry, you'll have to try doctor shopping for drugs/diagnoses some other way. Opiate prescriptions are always reported to the state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Sorry, you'll have to try doctor shopping for drugs/diagnoses some other way. Opiate prescriptions are always reported to the state.

Here's another example of patient-shaming nonsense with no basis in the original post (particularly because, as you say, there's a central control substance prescribing database that has nothing to do with which EMR is used).

I can think of five reasons right off the top of my head why I don't want my optometrist having access to my ob/gyn records and none of them have anything to do with opiates.

[Anonymous]

I was annoyed that my PCP office's EMR (Epic) automatically shared records with my *dentist*.

OP, if your ex accesses your records without a legitimate reason, that's a HIPAA violation and he can get in trouble with his employer. The employer can see who has any accessed any records. If he's really unhinged, this might not stop him.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and they'll share them via fax if they aren't in the same system.

Sorry, you'll have to try doctor shopping for drugs/diagnoses some other way. Opiate prescriptions are always reported to the state.

You're not only rude, you're wrong. One provider would only send another provider records via fax UPON REQUEST. Not at all the same as automatic access via EMR.

[Anonymous]

I assume they can all see everything basically.

But doctors are busy and don’t get paid to sit around reading. They’ve gotta be seeing patients all the time or they get dinged.

I can’t fathom that they have the time or interest to go digging.

Even when I really want my providers to coordinate, they don’t seem to be looking at records. My son has epilepsy and I wish the psychiatrist and neurologist would talk. Even when I hand carry notes for them, I’m not sure they actually get read.

Heck, my doc usually doesn’t even recognize me and half the time introduces herself like I’m a brand new patient. Surely if she was looking at the records she’d realize…..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and they'll share them via fax if they aren't in the same system.

Sorry, you'll have to try doctor shopping for drugs/diagnoses some other way. Opiate prescriptions are always reported to the state.

Oh my not why I’m asking at all. I think all prescriptions go into a database anyway. Quite the assumption you jumped to.

It’s the privacy of the visit itself as other pp said. They don’t have to have permission to share? Family member is receptionist at one office and I don’t really want her viewing my records from the other. It’s a new doctor I’m about to see and I noticed that the software is the same when I went to check in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and they'll share them via fax if they aren't in the same system.

Sorry, you'll have to try doctor shopping for drugs/diagnoses some other way. Opiate prescriptions are always reported to the state.

You're not only rude, you're wrong. One provider would only send another provider records via fax UPON REQUEST. Not at all the same as automatic access via EMR.

No, they almost always share notes with the PCP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Sorry, you'll have to try doctor shopping for drugs/diagnoses some other way. Opiate prescriptions are always reported to the state.

Here's another example of patient-shaming nonsense with no basis in the original post (particularly because, as you say, there's a central control substance prescribing database that has nothing to do with which EMR is used).

I can think of five reasons right off the top of my head why I don't want my optometrist having access to my ob/gyn records and none of them have anything to do with opiates.

Yes, this, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was annoyed that my PCP office's EMR (Epic) automatically shared records with my *dentist*.

OP, if your ex accesses your records without a legitimate reason, that's a HIPAA violation and he can get in trouble with his employer. The employer can see who has any accessed any records. If he's really unhinged, this might not stop him.

Dentist?! Wouldn’t want that at all. Sorry, by ex I meant example. Good to know the rules though since would apply to my in-law too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, and they'll share them via fax if they aren't in the same system.

Sorry, you'll have to try doctor shopping for drugs/diagnoses some other way. Opiate prescriptions are always reported to the state.

Oh my not why I’m asking at all. I think all prescriptions go into a database anyway. Quite the assumption you jumped to.

It’s the privacy of the visit itself as other pp said. They don’t have to have permission to share? Family member is receptionist at one office and I don’t really want her viewing my records from the other. It’s a new doctor I’m about to see and I noticed that the software is the same when I went to check in.

No, they don't need permission to share with other providers. But you probably signed permission to share with your intake paperwork anyway.

Your family member would be more likely to see the faxed notes than the electronic record.

[Anonymous]

Yes, but you absolutely can be fired for looking at records for a non patient.

[Anonymous]

We can see other providers records if you have given permission for the two systems to “talk“ to each other. My practice uses Epic which is pretty widely used, and there have been situations where it’s been really helpful to be able to see other practice records. But that’s only possible if, the patient has signed consents. And I assure you, nobody has extra time to just be sitting around poking in records that aren’t relevant to what we’re seeing the patient for. Your dentist could not care less about your OB/GYN visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We can see other providers records if you have given permission for the two systems to “talk“ to each other. My practice uses Epic which is pretty widely used, and there have been situations where it’s been really helpful to be able to see other practice records. But that’s only possible if, the patient has signed consents. And I assure you, nobody has extra time to just be sitting around poking in records that aren’t relevant to what we’re seeing the patient for. Your dentist could not care less about your OB/GYN visit.

Don't you want him to know about your teeth down there?