The Happy Times in Healthcare Podcast is here to help healthcare consumers become better educated in order to receive the best possible healthcare available to them. This new podcast series covers a wide variety of topics including paying for healthcare - when you are insured and when you are not insured, selecting a new physician , using healthcare quality rating tools, and understanding your medical record. In this episode:
Your medical record, A communication tool for your healthcare professionals - If you are admitted to the hospital or if you have more than one physician caring for you, ever wonder how they all communicate about you? They use your medical record….each one in potentially a different manner….let’s take a look at some of the different doctors and clinicians who document in your record and read your record to make sure they know as much as possible about you and your conditions.
Ruthann Russo, PhD, JD, MPH, RHIT, is a healthcare expert with more than 20 years of experience working in and advising healthcare organizations.
