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| − | A '''medical history''' is that thing health care providers obnoxiously try to obtain from patients when clearly it is just "[[EHR|on the computer]]."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/medical-history/ Breaking: Patient States His Medical History Should "All be in the Computer”]</ref> History of present illness? It's on the computer. Past medical history, surgeries, and medications? Don't fret, it's on the computer. Family history? That's on the computer too. On rare occasions, a patient may bring a tape recorder and play back a recording of his medical problems rather than telling you directly.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/local-man-tired-of-giving-medical-history/ Old Man Tired of Giving Medical History]</ref> | + | A '''medical history''' is that thing health care providers obnoxiously try to obtain from patients when clearly it is just "[[EHR|on the computer]]."<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/medical-history/ Breaking: Patient States His Medical History Should "All be in the Computer” (Gomerblog)]</ref> History of present illness? It's on the computer. Past medical history, surgeries, and medications? Don't fret, it's on the computer. Family history? That's on the computer too. On rare occasions, a patient may bring a tape recorder and play back a recording of his medical problems rather than telling you directly.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/local-man-tired-of-giving-medical-history/ Old Man Tired of Giving Medical History (Gomerblog)]</ref> When you do look on the computer, beware the poorly-completed '''medical history'''.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/06/comey-opening-statement/ Comey Opening Statement Lacks HPI, Family History, Review of Systems (Gomerblog)]</ref> |
Revision as of 18:18, 5 July 2017
A medical history is that thing health care providers obnoxiously try to obtain from patients when clearly it is just "on the computer."[1] History of present illness? It's on the computer. Past medical history, surgeries, and medications? Don't fret, it's on the computer. Family history? That's on the computer too. On rare occasions, a patient may bring a tape recorder and play back a recording of his medical problems rather than telling you directly.[2] When you do look on the computer, beware the poorly-completed medical history.[3]
References
- ↑ Breaking: Patient States His Medical History Should "All be in the Computer” (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Old Man Tired of Giving Medical History (Gomerblog)
- ↑ Comey Opening Statement Lacks HPI, Family History, Review of Systems (Gomerblog)
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