Posted by judy1 on January 29, 2003, at 0:18:50
In reply to Re: Medical records privacy, posted by noa on January 28, 2003, at 22:43:22
While my records may be shared between my family dr. and a specialist at the same medical facility, if I change my primary dr. under my HMO to a different facility then I have to sign a release for my records. My psych records are not part of my physical records, although to continue to see my therapist I have to fill out a monthly form for the HMO- almost like a SCID type of document. I have had a discussion with my shrink pertaining to litigation, and he swore to me that my records would never leave his office even if he was served (bless him for that- I guess he would make up some kind of form). But I pay him out of pocket for those types of reasons. I know that insurance cos. do keep profiles on high risk clients and share that type of info (like HIV +) so they can decline coverage. That's a pretty hot topic right now. take care, judy
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