How do I manage health records across multiple medical facilities?
Managing health records across several clinics comes down to two habits: ask for a copy of your records after each significant visit, and keep them in one folder — paper or digital — that you bring to every new provider. At Integrated Medical & Chiropractic Centers you can request your records from any of our 10+ Inland Empire clinics by calling (800) 595-2447, and we will send them to another provider once you sign a written authorization.
- Ask for the full record, not just a visit summary. That means office notes, imaging reports (X-ray, MRI, CT), lab results, and your current medication list.
- Keep a one-page index. Date, provider, clinic, reason for the visit, and what was done gives any new doctor your history in under a minute.
- Use your HIPAA right of access. You are entitled to inspect and copy your records, and you can ask for a paper or electronic copy. Under HIPAA, providers generally must respond within 30 days. Our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices explains this right in full.
- Sign a release for each new provider. An authorization should name who is receiving the records, what is being sent, and how long the permission lasts.
- Keep claim details with your records if the injury came from a car accident or a workplace incident. IMCC doctors document injuries for insurance and legal claims and can coordinate with your attorney.
- Ask whether the clinics share a chart. IMCC clinics operate as one group, so if you are seen at a different IMCC location, ask the front desk to request your file from your previous clinic.
- Records requests
- (800) 595-2447
- info@integratedmedicalcenters.com
- Clinics
- 10+ served by one front-office team
- Your rights
- See our HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
