Re: medical records question

[Guest guest]

Melinda,

Did they state in the notation the reason that you refused is

because you can't handle the side effects? When they make an

entry in the chart they should also state a reason for why the

patient has refused to comply. When a patient doesn't comply

more times than not it is for a good reason. You can request in

writing that they add the reason for why you refused. Whether

or not they do it is another story but under the HIPPA law you

can have the make corrections to the record.

Based on the word (just looked it up: " Function: adjective

Pronunciation: -tr & nt

Etymology: Late Latin recalcitrant-, recalcitrans, present

participle of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient, from

Latin, to kick back, from re- + calcitrare to kick, from calc-,

calx heel

1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint

2 a : difficult to manage or operate b : not responsive to

treatment c : RESISTANT <this subject is recalcitrant both to

observation and to experiment -- G. G. Simpson>

synonym see UNRULY " ) it looks like they think that definitions

#2 and #3 apply.

But it is true that there are a good many doctors that don't

like to deal with educated patients. What's worse, is that many

of them don't like to deal with those of us who have chronic

health issues and so they state their dislike by using words and

phrases such as the ones you gave from the reports.

There's a book that came out in the past month that really lays

it out there about what many doctors really think of us. I got

a copy of this book for myself and finished it yesterday when

waiting for my mom to be seen by a doctor and some other things

before we could leave the clinic (were there for a while because

this is one of the top clinics in the country and we have a

branch here in my hometown).

I would recommend checking it out. The book is called: " How

Doctors Think " by Dr. Jerome Groopman, M.D. It's very

eye-opening.

Kristy

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[Guest guest]

Melinda and all,

If you send a respectful letter (probably registered and return

receipt requested is best) to the doc's office stating you have

reviewed your records and are concerned that they did not state why

you refused medication, then you state why (ie-overwhelming side

effects, they did not work on the pain, etc). Thank them for your

care there (even if you are not thankful) and keep it brief. That

letter will then become part of your record, as all correspondence

either by phone or mail must be. You don't need to wait on the mercy

of the omnipotent so-called medical gods to do this. You can do it

for yourself.

Take care,

Lindsey

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> Melinda,

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> Did they state in the notation the reason that you refused is

> because you can't handle the side effects? When they make an

> entry in the chart they should also state a reason for why the

> patient has refused to comply. When a patient doesn't comply

> more times than not it is for a good reason. You can request in

> writing that they add the reason for why you refused. Whether

> or not they do it is another story but under the HIPPA law you

> can have the make corrections to the record.

>

> Based on the word (just looked it up: " Function: adjective

> Pronunciation: -tr & nt

> Etymology: Late Latin recalcitrant-, recalcitrans, present

> participle of recalcitrare to be stubbornly disobedient, from

> Latin, to kick back, from re- + calcitrare to kick, from calc-,

> calx heel

> 1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint

> 2 a : difficult to manage or operate b : not responsive to

> treatment c : RESISTANT <this subject is recalcitrant both to

> observation and to experiment -- G. G. Simpson>

> synonym see UNRULY " ) it looks like they think that definitions

> #2 and #3 apply.

>

> But it is true that there are a good many doctors that don't

> like to deal with educated patients. What's worse, is that many

> of them don't like to deal with those of us who have chronic

> health issues and so they state their dislike by using words and

> phrases such as the ones you gave from the reports.

>

> There's a book that came out in the past month that really lays

> it out there about what many doctors really think of us. I got

> a copy of this book for myself and finished it yesterday when

> waiting for my mom to be seen by a doctor and some other things

> before we could leave the clinic (were there for a while because

> this is one of the top clinics in the country and we have a

> branch here in my hometown).

>

> I would recommend checking it out. The book is called: " How

> Doctors Think " by Dr. Jerome Groopman, M.D. It's very

> eye-opening.

>

> Kristy

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