A practice that is cash only and does not bill insurance will not have a need to send a patient's information anywhere. Medical histories in particular stay in the office - or at least they stay in mine. As a practitioner, medical histories are a vital part of patient care because I am one that uses them. I hate reinventing the wheel every time a patient comes in and I have to try and remember every detail that was going on with them. My memory is not that good. I envy people that do have that kind of memory for detail - but that is not me.

Usually on the first visit, I will take an extensive medical history because I want as much information as I can get in order to have a better picture of the person I am dealing with. It is not a one size fits all situation. I do not ask stupid woke shit questions like whether someone owns a gun or whether they feel deprived from not getting enough attention or Twinkies when they were young. As far as personal information, I do not ask questions beyond normal pleasantries. If someone wants to take me into their confidence with something personal, that is their decision. I am primarily interested in the medical history, but there are relationships that develop when you care for people.

Just some advice from my side of things - patients can and have been injured because they did not divulge vital information on a medical history that could have avoided the situation. We do not have magical powers to see beyond what a patient tells us - but yet we are somehow supposed to figure it out. It happens more often than what people realize and it has all become part of practicing defensive medicine - we never know what a patient is concealing either willingly or from unintentional forgetfulness. In addition, any patient that tries to hold a practitioner responsible for injuries that were the direct result of conditions not disclosed will find themselves barking up the wrong tree. My attention to medical history detail has saved more than one colleague's asteroids legally that had previously chided me about my anal insistence about those histories that have protected not only myself professionally, but the well being of my patients too. So, at least as far as medical histories are concerned, they do have their use beyond data collection. Sometimes they can save your life.

A practice that is cash only and does not bill insurance will not have a need to send a patient's information anywhere. Medical histories in particular stay in the office - or at least they stay in mine. As a practitioner, medical histories are a vital part of patient care because I am one that uses them. I hate reinventing the wheel every time a patient comes in and I have to try and remember every detail that was going on with them. My memory is not that good. I envy people that do have that kind of memory for detail - but that is not me.

Usually on the first visit, I will take an extensive medical history because I want as much information as I can get in order to have a better picture of the person I am dealing with. It is not a one size fits all situation. I do not ask stupid woke shit questions like whether someone owns a gun or whether they feel deprived from not getting enough attention or Twinkies when they were young. As far as personal information, I do not ask questions beyond normal pleasantries. If someone wants to take me into their confidence with something personal, that is their decision. I am primarily interested in the medical history, but there are relationships that develop when you care for people.

Just some advice from my side of things - patients can and have been injured because they did not divulge vital information on a medical history that could have avoided the situation. We do not have magical powers to see beyond what a patient tells us - but yet we are somehow supposed to figure it out. It happens more often than what people realize and it has all become part of practicing defensive medicine - we never know what a patient is concealing either willingly or from unintentional forgetfulness. In addition, any patient that tries to hold a practitioner responsible for injuries that were the direct result of conditions not disclosed will find themselves barking up the wrong tree. My attention to medical history detail has saved more than one colleagues asteroids legally that had previously chided me about my anal insistence about those histories that have protected not only myself professionally, but the well being of my patients too. So, at least as far as medical histories are concerned, they do have their use beyond data collection. Sometimes they can save your life.

A practice that is cash only and does not bill insurance will not have a need to send a patient's information anywhere. Medical histories in particular stay in the office - or at least they stay in mine. As a practitioner, medical histories are a vital part of patient care because I am one that uses them. I hate reinventing the wheel every time a patient comes in and I have to try and remember every detail that was going on with them. My memory is not that good. I envy people that do have that kind of memory for detail - but that is not me.

Usually on the first visit, I will take an extensive medical history because I want as much information as I can get in order to have a better picture of the person I am dealing with. It is not a one size fits all situation. I do not ask stupid woke shit questions like whether someone owns a gun or whether they feel deprived from not getting enough attention or Twinkies when they were young. As far as personal information, I do not ask questions beyond normal pleasantries. If someone wants to take me into their confidence with something personal, that is their decision. I am primarily interested in the medical history, but there are relationships that develop when you care for people.

Just some advice from my side of things - patients can and have been injured because they did not divulge vital information on a medical history that could have avoided the situation. We do not have magical powers to see beyond what a patient tells us - but yet we are somehow supposed to figure it out. It happens more often than what people realize and it has all become part of practicing defensive medicine - we never know what a patient is concealing either willingly or from unintentional forgetfulness. In addition, any patient that tries to hold a practitioner responsible for injuries that were the direct result of conditions not disclosed will find themselves barking up the wrong tree. My attention to medical history detail has saved more than one colleagues asteroids legally that had previously chided me about my anal insistence that has protected not only myself professionally, but the well being of my patients too. So, at least as far as medical histories are concerned, they do have their use beyond data collection. Sometimes they can save your life.

A practice that is cash only and does not bill insurance will not have a need to send a patient's information anywhere. Medical histories in particular stay in the office - or at least they stay in mine. As a practitioner, medical histories are a vital part of patient care because I am one that uses them. I hate reinventing the wheel every time a patient comes in and I have to try and remember every detail that was going on with them. My memory is not that good. I envy people that do have that kind of memory for detail - but that is not me.

Usually on the first visit, I will take an extensive medical history because I want as much information as I can get in order to have a better picture of the person I am dealing with. It is not a one size fits all situation. I do not ask stupid woke shit questions like whether someone owns a gun or whether they feel deprived from not getting enough attention or Twinkies when they were young. As far as personal information, I do not ask questions beyond normal pleasantries. If someone wants to take me into their confidence with something personal, that is their decision. I am primarily interested in the medical history, but there are relationships that develop when you care for people.

Just some advice from my side of things - patients can and have been injured because they did not divulge vital information on a medical history that could have avoided the situation. We do not have magical powers to see beyond what a patient tells us - but yet we are somehow supposed to figure it out. It happens more often than what people realize and it has all become part of practicing defensive medicine - we never know what a patient is concealing either willingly or from unintentional forgetfulness. In addition, any patient that tries to hold a practitioner responsible for injuries that were the direct result of conditions not disclosed will find themselves barking up the wrong tree. So, at least as far as medical histories are concerned, they do have their use beyond data collection. Sometimes they can save your life.

A practice that is cash only and does not bill insurance will not have a need to send a patient's information anywhere. Medical histories in particular stay in the office - or at least they stay in mine. As a practitioner, medical histories are a vital part of patient care because I am one that uses them. I hate reinventing the wheel every time a patient comes in and I have to try and remember every detail that was going on with them. My memory is not that good. I envy people that do have that kind of memory for detail - but that is not me.

Usually on the first visit, I will take an extensive medical history because I want as much information as I can get in order to have a better picture of the person I am dealing with. It is not a one size fits all situation. I do not ask stupid woke shit questions like whether someone owns a gun or whether they feel deprived from not getting enough attention or Twinkies when they were young. As far as personal information, I do not ask questions beyond normal pleasantries. If someone wants to take me into their confidence with something personal, that is their decision. I am primarily interested in the medical history, but there are relationships that develop when you care for people.

Just some advice from my side of things - patients can and have been injured because they did not divulge vital information on a medical history that could have avoided the situation. We do not have magical powers to see beyond what a patient tells us - but yet we are somehow supposed to figure it out. It happens more often than what people realize and it has all become part of practicing defensive medicine - we never know what a patient is concealing either willingly or from forgetting. In addition, any patient that tries to hold a practitioner responsible for injuries that were the direct result of conditions not disclosed will find themselves barking up the wrong tree. So, at least as far as medical histories are concerned, they do have their use beyond data collection. Sometimes they can save your life.

A practice that is cash only and does not bill insurance will not have a need to send a patient's information anywhere. Medical histories in particular stay in the office - or at least they stay in mine. As a practitioner, medical histories are a vital part of patient care because I am one that uses them. I hate reinventing the wheel every time a patient comes in and I have to try and remember every detail that was going on with them. My memory is not that good. I envy people that do have that kind of memory for detail - but that is not me.

Usually on the first visit, I will take an extensive medical history because I want as much information as I can get in order to have a better picture of the person I am dealing with. It is not a one size fits all situation. I do not ask stupid woke shit questions like whether someone owns a gun or whether they feel deprived from not getting enough attention or Twinkies when they were young. As far as personal information, I do not ask questions beyond normal pleasantries. If someone wants to take me into their confidence with something personal, that is their decision. I am primarily interested in the medical history, but there are relationships that develop when you care for people.

Just some advice from my side of things - patients can and have been injured because they did not divulge vital information on a medical history that could have avoided the situation. We do not have magical powers to see beyond what a patient tells us - but yet we are somehow supposed to figure it out. It happens more often than what people realize. In addition, any patient that tries to hold a practitioner responsible for injuries that were the direct result of conditions not disclosed will find themselves barking up the wrong tree. So, at least as far as medical histories are concerned, they do have their use beyond data collection. Sometimes they can save your life.