Your Medical Record: How and Why to Get It and What to Do with It (eDoc)

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A medical record is like a book that tells the story of a patient for each episode or encounter. Everyone has a story. In addition to our life story, we each have a healthcare story, a story healthcare providers preserve and document. While this story may not be the one you love to tell, it is important to know it and share it—not only for your own well-being, but for that of your descendents.

In technical terms, this story is your medical record or health information. You are the owner of your health information—your healthcare story. Would you like to know where it is, what it says, what it means? Would you like to have a copy of it? Wouldn’t you like to know what health information you are leaving behind for the benefit of future family members? You may not plan to share your medical records like the family photo album, but, with the increasing use of computerized information and growing interest in genetic predisposition to disease, examining our ancestors’ medical records could become commonplace someday.

In this ebook Dr. Russo explains how understanding what is in your medical record may enable you to better appreciate the process used to provide your treatment and ultimately get the best healthcare possible for you and your loved ones. By interweaving years of experience in the healthcare industry with some of her own families personal experiences Dr Russo discusses the following items:

Why should I obtain my health information?
What is a complete medical record?”
How do I obtain my medical record?”
What is HIPAA?

Product Details:

Page Count: 43
Format: Adobe PDF file
Delivery: Digital Download
Author: Dr. Ruthann Russo

$8.95