Interesting. Our internist’s practice is heavy in geriatrics, but we aren’t at the point of being eligible for Medicare, so unless they’ve adopted it across the board that wouldn’t apply to us.
-D > On Nov 15, 2020, at 9:08 PM, Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I thought they were Medicare questions because that is when i started getting > asked. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2020, 8:08 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > This isn’t exactly dealing with electronic records, but…. > > Our long time internist’s practice was recently bought out by a major > healthcare provider. For the most part it’s been pretty transparent and > little has changed, which is nice. However… > > During your triage or interview with the receiving nurse when you go for your > annual physical, they have a series of “mental wellness” questions, like, > “Are you happy with your life?” or “Do you feel centered?” (whatever the heck > that means!) and other touchy-feely sort of crap like that. The nurse started > down that road with me and I got ugly with her. “But sir, it’s part of your > whole self wellness evaluation” > > Nope. Not answering those questions. And back out the ones you started with, > dear. > > I stood over her at the computer for a minute and watched her remove my > responses to the first question she had asked. No different than the, “Do you > have any firearms in your house?” question they used to ask. “I don’t know, > do you?” After that response my internist must have redlined that question as > I've never gotten it again. > > Geez. > > -D > > > On Nov 15, 2020, at 7:53 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > The office I go to has been on electronic records for about 15 years now. I > > hadn't been in for a long time so the last time I went they did a full > > review of medications. The had me listed as "Currently Taking" every drug > > they had ever prescribed for me. That included 5(!) different blood > > pressure, 2 different cholesterol, and the same blood thinner but twice. > > They also thought I was taking MASSIVE doses of vicodin every day because > > I'd been prescribed it when I broke my wrist and then had re-upped that > > prescription. > > > > Nobody seemed to question that I would be taking all those drugs. I gave > > the doc a really hard time about it, "Wouldn't I be dead? Wouldn't that > > cause your governing body to ask some uncomfortable questions?" > > -Curt > > > > On Saturday, November 14, 2020, 6:15:52 PM EST, Allan Streib via > > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Can't say that is the case here. Clipboard and stack of papers when you > > check in is still the routine. You're always treated like someone > > they've never encountered before. > > > > One office had converted it to a web page that you could fill out from > > your phone, but it was so laughably bad I asked for paper after about 5 > > minutes of struggling with it. > > > > Allan > > > > OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> > > writes: > > > >> I now no longer have to fill out complete histories, immunization records, > >> medications, etc., etc., every time I'm referred to another doc - they all > >> have the electronic record in front of them, and come into the room having > >> already read it, knowing what the issue is. > >> > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
