Comments on: If It’s Written Down, It Happened! http://hinermangroup.com/blog/insurance/if-its-written-down-it-happened/ The Agency You Can Trust In Life Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeff http://hinermangroup.com/blog/insurance/if-its-written-down-it-happened/comment-page-1/#comment-27670 Jeff Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:28:46 +0000 http://hinermangroup.com/blog/?p=2802#comment-27670 I got sick earlier this year and went to a physical therapist 6 weeks after becoming sick. When I later saw my medical records, they incorrectly said, "Patient has had symptoms for 6 months." (It should have been 6 weeks not 6 months!) This was enough of an error that had my health insurance company seen this particular file, they could have branded me as having a "pre-existing" condition, since I'd been with them for less than 6 months. So in short, I agree 100% about the importance of staying on top of your medical records. It could literally be worth 10s of thousands of dollars or more. Jeff I got sick earlier this year and went to a physical therapist 6 weeks after becoming sick.

When I later saw my medical records, they incorrectly said, “Patient has had symptoms for 6 months.” (It should have been 6 weeks not 6 months!)

This was enough of an error that had my health insurance company seen this particular file, they could have branded me as having a “pre-existing” condition, since I’d been with them for less than 6 months.

So in short, I agree 100% about the importance of staying on top of your medical records. It could literally be worth 10s of thousands of dollars or more.

Jeff

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