[swheats]

He's staying consistent with the patient first, which is very good. If you can't trust your health professional with your records, can you really trust him with your life?

[bonesmccoy]

we physicians can NOT receive payment from the insurer unless we tell the insurer what we did and why. That forces us to release your medical information to them, or else YOU have to pay for the visit.

[MSCASEY]

Trust them right! I have read the small print in some of the consent forms and I have either crossed out wording or written in other things. Health professionals are all just a part of a big money making corporation most of the time and it is money first. This is not a time when we have good ole house doctors that really care about your health. You are just a dollar to many and a number.
MCD

[bimbo]

If you can't trust your health professional with your records, can you really trust him with your life?

I trust my physician with my health records … I do NOT trust those who could acquire those records without needing them– any HMO, NIH, CDC, Credit Agencies, Insurance Companies, Social Security Agency, Dept of Justice, Grad Student Writing a Thesis, etc. Once the records are beyond the physician-patient relationship, there is no privacy!