Is it ok to audio record Dr. visits? I just don't remember everything....

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When my husband had cancer I learned real quick that I can't remember everything I need to know. So now I'm in the habit of putting a recorder in my purse for every doctor visit. It is so helpful. I'm too afraid to ask permission if someone says no. I have not been worried about it until now because I've never done anything but transcribe it, print it out, put it in the file cabinet in case I need to refer to it. But now I've had to write to the doctor that - he said these specific things, but they haven't been taken care of yet. Now since I typed it word for word to get his attention, I wonder if he will ask me if I recorded the visit. Should I say no, I've just got a great memory? Would it be a problem if I said yes?any advice?....anna

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i dont know he might be offended if he thought it was done with out his concent.

i would just tell him you got good memory and tell him next time tell him you would like to record so you can follow his orders better.

channa

To: "mb12valtrex " <mb12valtrex >Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 7:27 PMSubject: Is it ok to audio record Dr. visits? I just don't remember everything....

When my husband had cancer I learned real quick that I can't remember everything I need to know. So now I'm in the habit of putting a recorder in my purse for every doctor visit. It is so helpful. I'm too afraid to ask permission if someone says no. I have not been worried about it until now because I've never done anything but transcribe it, print it out, put it in the file cabinet in case I need to refer to it. But now I've had to write to the doctor that - he said these specific things, but they haven't been taken care of yet. Now since I typed it word for word to get his attention, I wonder if he will ask me if I recorded the visit. Should I say no, I've just got a great memory? Would it be a problem if I said yes?

any advice?

.....anna

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AFAIK, recording conversation without consent is illegal. So I would just tell him that I have got good memory and I make my notes after going home to refer back to if I need to.

Then follow what Channa said, ask him before you record and keep recorder so that he sees it. Be prepared for no (and in that case you should really make notes as soon as you are out of his office).

Noel

 

 

i dont know he might be offended if he thought it was done with out his concent.

i would just tell him you got good memory and tell him next time tell him you would like to record so you can follow his orders better.

channa

To: " mb12valtrex " <mb12valtrex >

Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 7:27 PMSubject: Is it ok to audio record Dr. visits? I just don't remember everything....

 

When my husband had cancer I learned real quick that I can't remember everything I need to know. So now I'm in the habit of putting a recorder in my purse for every doctor visit. It is so helpful. I'm too afraid to ask permission if someone says no.  I have not been worried about it until now because I've never done anything but transcribe it, print it out, put it in the file cabinet in case I need to refer to it. But now I've had to write to the doctor that - he said these specific things, but  they haven't been taken care of yet. Now since I typed it word for word to get his attention, I wonder if he will ask me if I recorded the visit. Should I say no, I've just got a great memory?  Would it be a problem if I said yes?

any advice?

.....anna 

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Some research has shown that there are "one party laws" These laws are referred to as “one-party consent†statutes, and as long as you are a party to the conversation, it is legal for you to record it. and Only illegal if you are recording a 2 party conversation that you are not involved in.This could be old though... I'll keep researching.....annaTo: mb12valtrex Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 7:06 PMSubject: Re: Is it ok to audio record Dr. visits? I just don't remember everything....

AFAIK, recording conversation without consent is illegal. So I would just tell him that I have got good memory and I make my notes after going home to refer back to if I need to.

Then follow what Channa said, ask him before you record and keep recorder so that he sees it. Be prepared for no (and in that case you should really make notes as soon as you are out of his office).

Noel

i dont know he might be offended if he thought it was done with out his concent.

i would just tell him you got good memory and tell him next time tell him you would like to record so you can follow his orders better.

channa

To: "mb12valtrex " <mb12valtrex >

Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 7:27 PMSubject: Is it ok to audio record Dr. visits? I just don't remember everything....

When my husband had cancer I learned real quick that I can't remember everything I need to know. So now I'm in the habit of putting a recorder in my purse for every doctor visit. It is so helpful. I'm too afraid to ask permission if someone says no. I have not been worried about it until now because I've never done anything but transcribe it, print it out, put it in the file cabinet in case I need to refer to it. But now I've had to write to the doctor that - he said these specific things, but they haven't been taken care of yet. Now since I typed it word for word to get his attention, I wonder if he will ask me if I recorded the visit. Should I say no, I've just got a great memory? Would it be a problem if I said yes?

any advice?

.....anna

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I have a habit of recording things - even though I have an excellent memory.

The reason I do this is two fold, if I got new information, and didn't write it,

I can refer back to my recording, and second, it's not illegal. Anyone can

record anything, anytime. I know first hand...

If you don't tell someone you are recording them, you cannot use it in court,

except for rebuttal. So, if you record your boss and they are being out of

line, you can't bring the recording as evidence, but, if asked a direct

question, such as: did you tell Ms. Chimes that wearing shorts skirts turns you

on? And he or she says " absolutely not " then you can pull out the recording as

a rebuttal and say " yes, you did. " -- which is why people are told by their

lawyers to say " I don't recall. " - an absolute no answer makes it perjury, the

" I don't recall " suggests bad memory, but gives credibility to your case.

I am not suggesting that people are out of line, some people do get out of line.

I always recorded meetings, etc. SO, if someone said, you didn't say that, I

could say, I did say it. I also always followed up with notes and highlights

from meetings. One person I worked with had a habit of not responding in

writing to my emails, but simply walking by my office and spouting something

off. This irritated me, so I usually followed up with an email, and I recorded

it. I'm just thorough. When someone said " Off the record " - it was truly

Off the record.

Now in the case of a client/doctor relationship I had an email to our DAN doctor

that I used quite often, that way, I could follow up with questions I might have

had. She often didn't charge me, unless, my response required a lengthy

response. She too, left me with highlights of our meeting, and suggested that

if I needed further clarification to follow up with an email. She too, was very

thorough. I didn't feel like I needed to record, because her meeting notes were

very extensive. I did record the first meeting. Once I realized how she

operated, it wasn't necessary.

You may want to ask your doctor for a synopsis of your meeting. I know I paid

$300 an hour for our meeting, and I felt as always that it was well spent. I

never walked in ill prepared, and doing this paid off. Often, I sent her my

notes for both boys prior to the meeting, so it was an extremely productive

meeting. I knew what things she was looking for, and made sure that it was

documented.

I kept copious notes about our visits, and also a daily note book for both my

son and brother, that kept track of all sorts of things. This helped me see

what was working and what wasn't. It's a lot of work, but paid off over and

over, as the 'next step' always presented itself. Often, I would come to our

board, and get the input from the group and move from there. As the board

members are an amazing resource and chock full of great information and

experience. Most often, can direct you to the answers you are looking for...

I hope this helps... :)laura

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> When my husband had cancer I learned real quick that I can't remember

everything I need to know. So now I'm in the habit of putting a recorder in my

purse for every doctor visit. It is so helpful. I'm too afraid to ask permission

if someone says no. I have not been worried about it until now because I've

never done anything but transcribe it, print it out, put it in the file cabinet

in case I need to refer to it. But now I've had to write to the doctor that - he

said these specific things, but they haven't been taken care of yet. Now since

I typed it word for word to get his attention, I wonder if he will ask me if I

recorded the visit. Should I say no, I've just got a great memory? Would it be

a problem if I said yes?

> any advice?

> ....anna

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