Tweeted by @EricTopol
"Many Patients Would Like To Hide Some Of Their Medical Histories From Their Doctors"
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3042699/many-patients-would-like-to-hide-some-of-their-medical-histories-from-their-doctorsBut does, say, your podiatrist really need to know about the abortion you had 10 years ago?
Given the option, 49% of the 105 patients who participated decided to withhold at least some information from their doctors. Four patients went so far as to withhold all of it, meaning every time they saw a doctor, they’d start with a clean chart. Every single patient, even those who wanted doctors to see all their data, said they wanted to be asked.
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Tweeted by @CUsafepatient
Patient Advocates Fight for Access to Medical Data: ‘It’s a Matter of Life and Death’
http://ww2.kqed.org/futureofyou/2015/05/11/patient-advocates-fight-for-access-to-medical-data-its-a-matter-of-life-and-death/“After requesting Kate’s records, I saw all sorts of things that concerned me, whether it was tired residents making mistakes, factual errors, or written notes that contradicted each other.”
“Most people don’t ask for a copy of their medical record, which is a terrible mistake,” she said.
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Tweeted by @AtulGroverMD
"The 5 Percent Conundrum"
http://thehealthcareblog.com/blog/2015/05/11/the-5-percent-conundrum-is-about-freedom/the CMS recently announced its intention to eliminate this requirement and stick with letting people choose whether they wish to access their medical records or not, and not penalize physicians for letting their patients exercise free will
Contrary to what you may have heard in your Twitter/tradeshow/conference echo chamber, most people have no interest in running around with a miniature ICU strapped to their wrist, and couldn’t care less about the difference between lymphocytes and monocytes.
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Other POV from @ePatientDave
“No MU without ME”: join the campaign to fight health data hiding
http://e-patients.net/archives/2015/04/no-mu-without-me-join-the-campaign-to-fight-health-data-hiding.htmlThe new draft says no more “5% rule” – they only have to show that one patient has done it, and they’ll get full federal reimbursement.
I agree w/Dave on lots of stuff, but as long as I can get access if I want it - that's what seems important to me ... @AtulGroverMD has a good point about how docs shouldn't have to force people to look.
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ETA more ...
"My comment submitted for Meaningful Use Stage 3 last week"
http://www.epatientdave.com/2015/06/03/my-comment-submitted-for-meaningful-use-stage-3-last-week/I’ve heard of doctors begging their patients to log in to the thing, as a personal favor. Docs I know and like. Yet, back in November, half the providers who’d already succeeded at this measure said that 32% of their patients are doing it! What the heck??
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Tweeted by @UtahInnovation
"These tweets perfectly sum up the divide on patient engagement"
http://medcitynews.com/2015/06/these-tweets-perfectly-sum-up-the-divide-on-patient-engagement/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=de3e71e17c-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c05cce483a-de3e71e17c-67860709Patient advocates and pro-engagement types dominate the audience at Health Datapalooza in Washington, which kicked off Monday morning. This tweet tells what happens when a vendor executive suggests to this crowd that maybe not enough consumers have requested access to their health data.