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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an NP. It is hugely helpful for me to see prior diagnostics and medicines which were dispensed, even if not taken. Patients come in with a lot of issues and don’t always remember what they have taken or procedures/imaging they have had. From a provider point of view, it is incredibly helpful. Even a medicine taken for a short time can have effects that are common that lots of folks are not aware of. I cannot think of a scenario where having more information is not beneficial to the patient.[/quote]

I am a patient and I can absolutely think of such a scenario—more than one, in fact. Providers are not free of bias. They have been shown repeatedly (in peer-reviewed research) to make bad judgment calls based on bias. This includes bias about things like STI status, prior recreational drug use, prior abortions, and lots of other things that may not be related to today’s visit.

If the patient withholds info and it turned out to be relevant, that is on them. But if the patient has no control over what information you get, they are at your mercy. That’s not inevitably beneficial.[/quote]

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