Can insurance companies look up your current drug prescriptions if you don't use insurance to pay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what is Epic? I had a meet and greet with a new concierge doc a few weeks ago and she mentioned being able to see most all records in Epic. So, this must be a somewhat-universal electronic medical record. The question is, how universal is it (or OP, the ? is can the insurers see it) and what is in there (for OP, does it include all prescribed meds?).

Anybody know? I'm wondering about this too.

Doctors usually have to enter a code for your diagnosis when they see you. So that information could be available in a medical record even if the medications were not. It’s mainly for insurance, but I think they’re still going to enter a code for your visit no matter how you pay.

[Anonymous]

Epic is the electronic medical records that most hospitals use. It’s more than just mychart. With a feature called care everywhere you can see records from other hospitals. Doctors can also communicate to other doctors on my chart. To answer OPs question- everything is electronic right now so if your prescriber uses an electronic method of sending prescriptions - I think everyone can basically see the med. We can also see if you’ve filled a prescription. I suppose you could get a written prescription and go to an off the grid pharmacy to try to evade this system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Epic is the electronic medical records that most hospitals use. It’s more than just mychart. With a feature called care everywhere you can see records from other hospitals. Doctors can also communicate to other doctors on my chart. To answer OPs question- everything is electronic right now so if your prescriber uses an electronic method of sending prescriptions - I think everyone can basically see the med. We can also see if you’ve filled a prescription. I suppose you could get a written prescription and go to an off the grid pharmacy to try to evade this system.

By "everyone", do you mean doctors, or health insurance companies?