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Your doctor shouldn't be having you fill out the exact same information. Review of systems (like if you have a cough, etc) is fine, but all of your past history
by epmaybe 6y ago
Your doctor shouldn't be having you fill out the exact same information. Review of systems (like if you have a cough, etc) is fine, but all of your past history? It should just be what has changed or been added to your problem list since the last time they saw you.
- rscho 6y agoIt's like that in some places. Typically, the consequence is that you'll get a phonebook-sized file in no time, with so much cruft accumulated from prior encounters that the file will be next to useless.
- hanklazard 6y agoThis is a great point. As someone who receives a lot of medical records from various exports, I can just say that hundreds of pages for a healthy 11 YO only makes it easier to miss the important parts.
- epmaybe 6y agoThis just seems like lazy doctoring compounded by busy schedules. If you can't summarize what's going on succinctly, what was the point of all that training? God forbid you spend a little more time on patients.