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My read on this is much different,
In Singapore a person keeps all his medical records on a small plastic card
(like a credit card). This way the patient keeps control of all their
records and provides them to the doctor, clinic, etc where he or she chooses
to have treatment. No lost records or delays. I once saw a demonstration
by a doctor and a few computer types, in which he took a card out of his
pocket, put it into a reader, and on the screen flashed all his medical
history, lab tests, x-rays and a active picture of his heart beating. Very
impressive. Without the doctors being in charge of this project, it would
never have happened. Of course the records manager only plays a part after
the patient is dead. Understand there is also a group of hospitals in
Boston that do the same thing for their patients.
Dr. Robert L. Bailey, CRM
List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html
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