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Reply With QuoteJust to clarify, you had never seen this urologist before yet they had all your records? That's just crazy.
This is a discussion on How much closer does big brother, i.e. the Fed man plan to get!! within the The Lounge forums, part of the Social and Support Forums category; I had to go to a urologist recently for a rash of 3 kidney stones and a kidney/prostate infection that ...
How much closer does big brother, i.e. the Fed man plan to get!! I had to go to a urologist recently for a rash of 3 kidney stones and a kidney/prostate infection that raised my PSA to 9.8. When I checked in, she already had records of previous surgeries, docs I was seeing and the drugstore and meds i was taking. I know about HIPPA but this type of practice without my permission is somewhat distasteful. The resident that wrote up my discharge summary back in December for my back surgery saw that I was on Prilosec and automatically assumed it was GERD. It is not. It is gastric ulcer prevention from to much in the way of NSAids. Every doc I see since my surgery says :Ohh, I see you take Prilosec for GERD". If I expect the question I use a pre typed 3x5 card with the correct info on it.
It is starting to look like they are using the model of the FBI to go by.
Low back pain became somewhat dehabilitating in 2005
Have had 11 steroid injections, IDET, Trial for nerve stimulator, PT, chiropractic trial, practically every med known to mankind. Discogram indicated three diseased levels with L5-S1 being the most likely pain generator. Post minimally invasive PLIF with internal fixation (titanium) on 12-28-09 of L5-S1. Doing better than expected. Last opioid 7/9/10. Five months pain free, then my neck turned against me. MRI on 12/1/10-- disease at C2 to C7. Only surgical alternative is to fuse entire C-spine. Diagnosed now with Aggressive Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis with cord & brainstem active lesions
Re: How much closer does big brother, i.e. the Fed man plan to get!! Just to clarify, you had never seen this urologist before yet they had all your records? That's just crazy.
31 years old-
1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!
Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 5.5 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
Re: How much closer does big brother, i.e. the Fed man plan to get!! Yes, that is correct. When I checked in with the front office staff, I signed the usual HIPPA forms allowing them access to medical records. I had no idea that they could pull everything up from the time I checked in until I was called to go to the back.Originally Posted by KBear
One major hospital around here has a program, mnemonically known as LASTWORD. Nurses, doctors, etc. who have their own access number for purposes of tracking back to see has gotten information, can pull up most anyones medical information. The password/access number thing is easily worked around. Say your divorced husband wants to know your medical records as to why you are in a hospital. He has a friend that is a nurse, PA, doctor to pull up the records or get one of their friends to pull them up. It's not that hard to come up with a rational excuse. All illegal but unless someone antes up a lot of money to track and subpoena people, no foul.
The power of computers is such these days that the potential for abuse is scary. Life insurance companies would love to know if a woman is + for BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene (breast cancer). I live in a state where an employer can fire/lay off employees without giving a reason. If the employer has a lot of people with a history of injuries, he may move on to someone who doesn't.
I know these are all "What Ifs" but it bothered me that my records were so easily and quickly obtained. Just look at LEAKY LINKS or whatever that site is that got all the pentagon records. That was suppose to be a hard thing to get. Doesn't appear to be that hard.
Last edited by Jack-of-all-trades; 08-09-2010 at 01:43 PM.
Low back pain became somewhat dehabilitating in 2005
Have had 11 steroid injections, IDET, Trial for nerve stimulator, PT, chiropractic trial, practically every med known to mankind. Discogram indicated three diseased levels with L5-S1 being the most likely pain generator. Post minimally invasive PLIF with internal fixation (titanium) on 12-28-09 of L5-S1. Doing better than expected. Last opioid 7/9/10. Five months pain free, then my neck turned against me. MRI on 12/1/10-- disease at C2 to C7. Only surgical alternative is to fuse entire C-spine. Diagnosed now with Aggressive Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis with cord & brainstem active lesions
Re: How much closer does big brother, i.e. the Fed man plan to get!! Wow, those all are scary scenarios. I never really thought about that, as all you hear is how great it would be to have all medical records electronic. Guess I didn't think about how much easier it would be to abuse that information if it were that readily available.
31 years old-
1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!
Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 5.5 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011
Re: How much closer does big brother, i.e. the Fed man plan to get!! All very scary. Real scary.
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
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