Pretty Curious Thing

[AbominableDro-Man]

I received my medical records today in the mail and apparently I have been receiving Medical Marijuana. This was news to me, as I haven't had a chance to apply for my card yet. I was indeed planning to file for it, however, like I said, as I was reading through my doctors notes he states that I was prescribed MMJ through a different doctor..I was wondering: What do I do about this situation? I haven't received a card or even any notification, so this is odd to me.

[Kingdiamond]

Find out what doctor supposably prescribed you cannabis sounds like a identity theft issue perhaps?

[AbominableDro-Man]

Not just yet, I actually just contacted SOHAI in GR about my dilemma and I suppose will be waiting for a call back. It just struck me as odd that this was in my records, and I wasn't even notified of it.

[AbominableDro-Man]

And identity theft that somehow notified a doctor that I had spoken to once a month to via telecom? It just seems strange..As I stated, I'm actually very confused about this situation.

[mibrains]

makes me wonder..

 

it is not cool for a certification doctor to inform your regular doctor without your express permission.

[AbominableDro-Man]

I had spoken to my doctor about it way back in may of 2012 or so, but never got around to applying for the card (I moved downstate and haven't spoken to a doctor since) and I requested my medical records, and when I got them today I read through them to behold that apparently I was prescribed MMJ through another doctor.

[Kingdiamond]

And identity theft that somehow notified a doctor that I had spoken to once a month to via telecom? It just seems strange..As I stated, I'm actually very confused about this situation.

 

Think about it someone talked to another doctor that you claimed you never talked to and it goes in your file that a doctor prescribed cannabis to you and if this never happened who did they talk to and how did it go into your medical records thats got identity theft written all over it to me .

[maxmax]

I received my medical records today in the mail and apparently I have been receiving Medical Marijuana

 

that's the first part I don't understand something is wrong because it said you have been receiving

 

 

[CaveatLector]

Could it just be that the doc charted notes in the wrong patient's file? Maybe they grabbed yours by mistake and wrote in your file when really they should've been writing in a different file?

[GregS]

Perhaps tell the doctor about the error, and ask if he can help to clear it up.

 

And please let us know how it works out for you.

 

Thanks

Edited January 23, 2013 by GregS

[t-pain]

it could just be because of your may 2012 discussion, that your doctor misheard or misinterpreted your medical marijuana status.

medical records are full of errors.

[mibrains]

http://www.justice.org/resources/Medical_Negligence_Primer.pdf

 

http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/justice/hs.xsl/8677.htm

 

 

An average of 195,000 people in the USA died due to potentially preventable, in-hospital medical errors in each of the years 2000, 2001 and 2002, according to a new study of 37 million patient records that was released today by HealthGrades, the healthcare quality company.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/11856.php

 

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on medical errors created an intense public response by stating that between 44,000 and 98,000 hospitalized Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical errors.

[AbominableDro-Man]

Well, I have an appointment set up to talk to someone so I'll post and let the board know what happens with this. Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I think I will just have to talk to that doctor and the one who I'll be seeing about the cert.

[Dlo]

Ask your doc to sign it, sense he already know maijuana helps. May save you some money.

[lawyercaregiver]

You need to contact the doctor who gave you his records. It is probably just a mistake or perhaps you told him you smoked marijuana? Are they the doctors notes? Are you sure you did not tell the doctor something about our favorite plant? He may have been trying to recall the conversation when he wrote the notes- they screw up minor details like this all the time.

 

However, as stated before it could be ID theft and you need to find out from whoever wrote the note how they got that information.

[Murph]

your stsmnt "apparently" is a bit vauge - most docs have no clue how this works, and the mention of "prescribed MMJ " sorta makes it appear that way

as a Doc only certifies that you MIGHT get some benefit....we know no one prescribes it (it's illegal) and you cannot go get it at CVS...some Docs do

not know that..

 

I would clear it up when you see Him (Doc) and make sure it is charted correctly....CYA

 

M