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by saubeidl 333 days ago
Every single time I've went to a practice in the US, the first thing I had to do was fill out stacks of forms. I've never had to deal that here in the EU. Has that really changed in the past five years?
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I’m in the US and it’s the same for me. Every single doctor I visit, it’s the same stack of papers with the same personal information and health history.
The vast majority of health systems use EHR systems. I mean, you can go to small clinics that don't share data with anyone, but that's on you.
Yes. Every doctor in my hospital group has access to my records. I don't fill out anything when I go.
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