Bijan Sabet
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Wellness starts with better information (continued)
A few months ago, I wrote this post about my frustration with our health care system - specifically about user data. It was after my own interactions with my doctor and hospital.
Well, since then I discovered that back in 2005, I had an MRI at a different hospital for the same foot.
I completely forgot about it but the 2005 scan was in my records somewhere. Not the results of the scan but just the fact that I had one done.
So my current doctor asked me to get an actual copy of the 2005 MRI report and send it to him.
Naturally I followed his recommendation.
Here’s the process I had to go through.
First I had to go online and download a request form
Then, after completing the request form, I had a choice to snail mail or fax it back. I faxed it.
Then I had to wait to get a thing in the mail that confirmed my request and it came with an order form because there is an administrative fee to get my data.
I filled out the confirmation form along with my credit card info and faxed it back.
I called many times to see if there was a way to expedite this request but was told this was the process.
And after all of this, I got the report last week (two months later) but not the actual MRI scan itself which my primary physician wants.
This whole thing is kinda sucky.
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buzz said:
Briana and I have been talking a lot about this too. It’s an interesting area.
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chewablevitamins said:
Sounds like dealing with the DMV.
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kirklove said:
Weird (and lame). Had a similar situation, but the data (scan and report) were on a CD. Did it all via web and it was mailed to me in a few days. So it can be done.
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