LA Times · Sep 11, 2015
Get your electronic health record: It's your right
Viewing your medical records can help doctors better coordinate care, experts say. Above, Dr. Daniel Stone, with Cedars-Sinai Medical Group in Beverly Hills, logs into a system with access to a patient’s mobile app. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)In May, Sue Kamm suffered a bad fall, and her injuries required her to spend about 10 days in two hospitals. Coupled with ongoing treatment from several doctors for diabetes, her medical records are scattered in various filing cabinets and computer systems around town.
"I've always been concerned that my records were never consolidated because I was treated at various facilities," said the retired librarian from Silver Lake. "It's frustrating."