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Graham

On 2021-05-03 8:05 a.m., Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> On 4/30/2021 11:08 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> On 30/04/2021 15:43, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On Friday, April 30, 2021 at 10:26:18 AM UTC-4, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> Badges? Badges? We don't need no steenking badges!
>>>>
>>>>> Heh! At we didn't get anything except a leaflet of information.
>>>>> The details will have gone to our doctors though!
>>>>
>>>> Americans don't necessarily have a doctor. I was assigned one
>>>> by my insurance a couple of years ago, but I've never seen him.
>>>> I was just about to find a different one (closer to my home), but
>>>> then COVID hit so I hunkered down.
>>
>> The last few times I've needed a doctor, I goto one of those minor
>> emergency places. "Doctors on Call" was one. They are open 7 days a week
>> and no appointments necessary. First come, first serve.
>>
>> They charge the same as regular doctors without waiting for an appointment.
>
> But do they have access to the patient's medical
> history and records?
>
> My GP doctor has online access to my medical records
> going back decades, either at GP or from every hospital
> that's treated me.
> I don't get billed for any of my consults or treatments.
>
> Janet UK
>
When my Dr retired due to a diagnosis of Parkinson's, I managed to get
my old paper records that were the norm before they went "digital". They
make very interesting reading as they contain the correspondence with
specialists when I had surgery, along with their description of the
operations.