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I love that they're doing this. It does, however, bring up one disadvantage that the paper record does not. Suppose you're sitting in the room with your loved
by gacba 15y ago
I love that they're doing this. It does, however, bring up one disadvantage that the paper record does not.
Suppose you're sitting in the room with your loved one and you want to see what the doctor wrote about their condition and treatment suggestions. You can pick up the records and look through them, and ask questions about what you don't understand. With the iPad, you're kind of left out in the cold and at the mercy of whoever is there. That's a weakness of the system I'd like to see them address.
BTW, I'm not saying that you'd be able to understand all the medical shorthand on the charts, which is definitely a language unto itself, but you'd at least be able to have a starting point for a conversation. "Hey, what's this..?"
- inuhj 15y agoI've never had a patient ask for their medical records...and frankly they wouldn't understand them if they saw it. It's filled with doctor's handwriting, abbreviations like OM(otitis media), PRN(take med as needed), etc. It's mostly a reflection of what the patient has told the doctor and doesn't contain much information that is useful to the patient. It would be better to ask the doctor your questions directly. If you read the chart and asked me "hey what's this?" for every question I would be tired of you within 2 minutes and tell you not to worry. If it was important I would tell you.
- absconditus 15y agoHospitals generally print out a copy of electronic records if patients want to see them.