Medical Records

[stander]

I will be changing the hospital that I have attending for the last 15 years for my yearly and recently 3 monthly check-ups, the reason being there is now a suitable hospital where I live so no longer need to travel all the way to Bangkok for these check-ups.

My question is will I be able get my medical records from my current hospital, even if I have to pay for them so I can forward them onto the new hospital?

Obviously I will enquire next month when I go for what should be my last visit, but I was wondering if anyone had any experience of this issue.

Thanks

[FBN]

Your medical records legally belongs to you.

two ways to go about this; you can ask your new treating doctor to request it from the pervious hospital on your behalf or you should just go to the original hospital yourself and request copies..

[Sheryl]

See related pinned notice on patient rights in Thailand. By law, they have to give you your records. Many hospitals will insist that you personally come for them and bring along ID.

I have known Thai hospitals to refuse to send records to another hospital saying that only the patient can come and request this (rather aggravating if the patient at that point is in another hospital and seriously ill).

in addition to your records you can and should get the actual films of any imaging tests done, not just the report. I.e. X-rays, scans, etc. Future doctors will need to be able to compare them to later ones.

[Thanyaburi Mac]

See related pinned notice on patient rights in Thailand. By law, they have to give you your records. Many hospitals will insist that you personally come for them and bring along ID.

I have known Thai hospitals to refuse to send records to another hospital saying that only the patient can come and request this (rather aggravating if the patient at that point is in another hospital and seriously ill).

in addition to your records you can and should get the actual films of any imaging tests done, not just the report. I.e. X-rays, scans, etc. Future doctors will need to be able to compare them to later ones.

Sheryl

Re X-rays, and perhaps scans, too, at Vibhavadi Hospital they seem to be computerized, can be called up on the doctor's PC in any office. Are there actual "hard copies" around?

Wonder if these could be downloaded to a flash drive to take along, not that I'm thinking of changing hospitals, am satisfied with Vibhavadi.

Mac