Posted by jane d on January 28, 2002, at 22:47:56
In reply to Re: ANGRY PSYCHIATRIST, posted by OldSchool on January 27, 2002, at 20:17:54
> Of course you can report them to the medical board, which the board will call that doctor and "talk" them into giving you your records. That always does the trick I should add. Ive been told by the medical board here in NC that the board "doesnt like it at all" if a doctor refuses to give you copies of your records.
Thanks OldSchool. I wouldn't have thought of that one. I probably won't ever need it because I live in one of those user friendly states that requires doctors to give me copies. I've grown to take this right for granted and so have they. Perhaps this is why I can't see anything wrong with reading the file. It is after all YOUR file. Representing work paid for by you. It's not like you were reading their appointment calendar, their rolodex or their tax returns. I don't think that there should be anything in my file that I don't already know about and if I want to refresh my memory on something why shouldn't I.
Perhaps you can use market forces where the laws aren't up to date. Ask any potential doctor up front whether they believe in sharing their files and if they say no don't use them.
Jane
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