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The doctors notes are sometimes actually a problem. We are in Sweden where they are open to patients and I know doctors who received complaints because of their
by cycomanic 4y ago
The doctors notes are sometimes actually a problem. We are in Sweden where they are open to patients and I know doctors who received complaints because of their notes (e.g. because they made the patient anxious). They were pretty harmless ones, like "this should be monitored". So to avoid complaints doctors start to not write notes into the official notes, which makes things worse.
- hanklazard 4y agoThis is absolutely correct and exactly why this new requirement will, in the long run, degrade medical care. I can promise you that very few if any practicing physicians were consulted in the writing of this legislation.
- codexjourneys 4y agoThis is a good point. If doctors start writing sanitized notes or leaving things out, it would be net negative. US patients can get their full medical records by requesting them from the office, and the notes are in there, but most patients do that only if leaving the practice or if the doctor retires. I requested and received my medical file from a doctor who passed away. I enjoyed reading through it but was glad I didn't see those notes in real-time. I wouldn't have wanted to go to my next appointment wondering, "I think I'm doing okay, but is he going to write that I'm less compliant than the last time?"