Medical record through an electronic patient portal

Patients have always had the right to obtain copies of their health records, unless the provide would be harmful to the patient. In the past, health records were all paper. Providing patients copies of time consuming process for the health care staff. With meaningful use now in place, most patients may their medical record through an electronic patient portal. Case: Read the overview below and answer the questions. Jonathan had always been healthy, seeing a physician only once a year. He exercised routinely, but his d fast food as he worked a high stress computer tech job that did not allow him time to plan meals accordi that he had lost ten pounds in about 6 weeks and was always hungry. He went to his primary care physic work was completed, told Jonathan that he was pre-diabetic and his A.1.C. was close to Type 2 diabetes. talked to Jonathan about healthy eating and more exercise. Jonathan couldn’t believe he was diabetic, s another physician. This physician told him that his A.1.C. was normal and to improve his diet Jonathan did some reading about his possible condition. He also went into his patient portal for each phy discovered that the first physician had misread his A.1.C. results. .