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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is common to state the age and write “pleasant” in the History of Present Illness section of the chart.

It is also very common to add notes about family members, vacation plans, what someone does or did for a living.

One of my mentors in the hospital used to write the funniest thing the patient said during the visit.

It seems you are finding these things negative and intrusive. From my perspective, it is a way to develop a human connection with patients and foster a collaborative relationship with someone I may see several times a year for many years.

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Some of this is kind of creepy. Anyone and everyone with professional access to the system can effectively read these very personal “notes,” which patients previously presumed were part of the private portion of their interaction
 with their doctor. [/quote]

I’m the one who works in privacy. These notes aren’t open to lots of people as you imply, this area is highly regulated by law, and there are penalties for sharing or disclosing info inappropriately. Nurses have been fired for sharing info about a patient with a non access co worker, that sort of thing.

But yes, the amount of info collected on us is creepy, but I find this collection has a good reason for it. It’s the data collection including location, habits, purchases, etc for advertising purposes that creeps me out. [/quote]

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