This morning Rod and I will deliver medical records received from Kaiser
yesterday, as planned in my letter on Oct 12, shown below.
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Apart from test films and slides, "Medical Records" are documents stapled
into a single stack, with test analysis in chronological order at the top,
and then doctor notes on visits with the patient, which are generally in
chronological order. Rod added tabs for test reports and doctor notes.
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Doctor notes are sparse and illegible, with minimal information, analysis
and planning. There is one typed report by the onc, which started the case
on 020321, and there are two typed reports by the surgeon on results of
surgery in March 2002. There is also a typed report by the doctor who
supervised radiation in July 2002.
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If you have time, when we deliver the medical records later today, I would like
to meet for a few moments to explain a procedure on expediting review by UCSF.
Your letter on Wednesday, Oct 13, noted that links to the
case studies, which
are listed in my letter to UCSF on Oct 2, have been
forwarded to Doctor Benz. .. Rod showed this morning that these studies are in turn linked to test
reports relevant to issues being presented for a 2nd opinion, and so may
save time and expense for everyone, as you discussed on Oct 12. My feeling
is that manipulating online records is facilitated with a few minutes of
orientation, that can then save hours and days grappling with a voluminous
medical record. Again, if time permits, we can do this today, or wait for
Monday, at your convenience.
.. Thanks.