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<p>I am not sure what this means. The record is the record. The record says the doctor thinks you have hepatitis. You might convince the doctor that you do not have hepatitis, in which case the record would say the doctor now thinks you do not have hepatitis. But it would not remove the first thought from the record. </p>
<p>Or is there some other record?</p>
<p>my record says “HEPATITIS” 6/20/2014 - yes, it is on record, but when I click that word, there is no explanation, and my doctor also did not even inform me through message that I have it, that’s why I was surprised when I logged in that this was on my health record. </p>
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<p>Not anymore.</p>
<p>As cosmicfish said, you had hepatitis (but not viral hepatitis). You’ve had elevated liver enzymes before. This is a mildly concerning pattern. IMO*, your doctor correctly wants to keep this on your record so that if you have further instances, the situation can be examined more closely. This seems to me to be a correct use of medical records-- if you come back a fourth time with elevated enzymes, the doctor might want to try to figure out what’s going on, realizing that it’s a pattern.</p>
<p>*Not a doctor.</p>
<p>probably…I understand. Thank you all for the replies! :)</p>
<p>There is a diagnosis code for elevated liver enzymes. No reason to call it hepatitis. </p>
<p>Elevated ALT is just elevated ALT and is even coded as such for insurance reimbursement purposes. IMO, no diagnosis should be entered into the record until there is a definite answer.</p>
<p>Do you know for sure hepatitis was the “diagnosis” and not the “rule out”? If they are ruling out hepatitis. (due to anything) I can see why they would leave it on the record. 3 years later if you come down with a liver disease they would want to know why no one ruled out possible hepatitis at the time!</p>
<p>Yes, I forgot that the affordable care act has changed the pre-existing condition clause, but I didn’t know if rates varied. </p>
<p>Insurance rates can’t vary based on anything but your age, where you live, and which plan you pick. Insurance companies cannot take into account your gender or your previous health history.</p>
<p>Rates can also take into account whether someone is a smoker or nonsmoker, but not all states have different rates for smokers and nonsmokers. </p>
<p>Right, CTTC. I forgot that. Thanks for the correction. The sentence should have read:</p>
<p>**Insurance rates can’t vary based on anything but your age, where you live, whether you smoke, and which plan you pick. **</p>
<p>I have found many many mistakes in medical records. I have finally just given up and realize that they will be as hastily reviewed as they are written. I have absolutely no confidence in the online notes.</p>
<p>There are a lot of mistakes in medical records.
Last year before surgery, they were all ready to slap a nicotine patch on me, because I had indicated I was a former smoker.
I quit smoking cigarettes about 35 years ago.
At least they operated on the correct knee.</p>
<p>Now we know what happened to all the guys called “Dr.” who graduated last in their class.</p>
<p>Your liver enzymes can go up, purely because of alcohol. Do you drink? Do you take ibuprofen, and ever at the same time?</p>
<p>A frat boy near and dear to me would take ibuprofen to prevent a hangover, and then drink. Some people don’t know that they should not do both at the same time, especially with Tylenol (though their parents have lectured them endlessly on the subject). People think anti-inflammatory non prescription drugs are harmless, and they are not. I would try staying away from alcohol and anti-inflammatories for a number of weeks, and retake the test. That’s what the doctors usually suggest. Don’t know why yours didn’t, unless you haven’t had any medication or alcohol for months before the test. And not everybody fits into the normal range, anyways. There are people who are always outliers, and there is nothing wrong with them. Though I would keep an eye on this.</p>