A Risky Rx for Your Digital Records

Smart Money ^ | 19Jun 2012 | TANIA KARAS

[Brian Kopp DPM]

Giving up liberty for convenience. I’ll be glad to walk away from those who would give Big Brother all their liberties and freedoms just so they don’t have to fill out a couple forms. This generation of health care consumers just don’t understand what’s coming. But some of them might deserve it.

[Condor51]

I can see your situation and then it may be valuable at some time for you.

But in my and my wife's case we've been seeing one 'Medical Group' of doctors like forever. My file has everything, my entire medical history going back to 1967, and is over an inch thick.

And I can see my Primary Care Dr on 'Tuesday' and my Orthopedic Surgeon in a different office on 'Wednesday' and my file is there. Ditto if I have to go to a specialist that isn't in that one Medical Building and even in a different suburb, like I did for a Numerologist one time.

I don't know how they accomplish that feat and I don't care. But for sure I don't want that file of mine anywhere on the Internet. Not even if it was 'protected' by the NSA (aka: No Such Agency) and stored underground at Area 51.

See, I take one Rx that was initially developed for a particular 'serious medical condition'. But it was later found to be effective for treatment for an entirely different 'none serious' (aka: life threatening) condition. And if that Rx info ever got into the wrong hands like: Schumer, Di-Fi, Bloomberg, Rahm, or HOLDER, I'd be F___ed! (get that hint there?)

[Condor51]

grrrr. Spell Check Demon got me.

'Numerologist' should be Neurologist.

[JoeProBono]

[ace2u_in_MD]

Ok, but do you travel? One car accident out of state and the ER is working with a blank slate if you are unable to speak.

[ace2u_in_MD]

Also, the Rx you are worried about is already linked to you by the Pharmacy where you had it filled at. And, unless you are a 100% cash customers of your Medical Group, then there is an electronic record filed with your insurance company.