-
What Tips Do You Have For Maintaining Your Medical Records?
I try to keep copies of medical records organized in a binder but I wasn’t always good about doing so. Prior to Cullen’s PH diagnosis I simply relied on contacting our internist or pediatrician if I needed a former record of something.
The reason I bring up this topic is because I just had an embarrassing mom oops moment. I can’t remember at what time each of my children were born. I know they were both born very early in the morning but Aidan, who will turn 21 in December, wants to know the exact time he was born.
We moved from WI to WA when the boys were 3 and 4. I remember requesting their medical records to be forwarded to their new pediatrician but I guess I just assumed it happened. It didn’t.
I called both the hospital where they were born and their former pediatrician in WI and found out both places purge the records of patients who they haven’t seen in 10 years. I had no idea records get tossed at all. I thought they would be stored in a computer somewhere but I guess not. Did anyone else know this?
SO if you have moved and have not had your medical records transferred for either yourself or a family member, make sure you do before you forget – the years fly by and it’s too late to obtain them.
Log in to reply.