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Old 08-23-2016, 07:29 PM
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Default Coordination of Care -- what's your experience?
I expect my primary care doctor to refer me to specialists known to him, and I expect that all the pertinent history, lab work, etc. will appear at the specialist's office when I arrive for the first time. It never seems to happen here. Does anyone else have to coordinate their own care? The PCP drops the ball on making the appointment so I make my own, and the specialist has zilch on me when I show up. I have taken to creating a personal health record in hard copy when I appear at a specialist's office (they copy it) so they don't waste my time because they're unprepared. Worse yet, they want to recreate my history and reorder lab tests. I'm horrified at what I've seen here.