[mira belle]

I was looking online at forms to be filled out ffirst time clients. many of them had you give info on ur primary . that they will forward that i am client of thiers.

well if i am interviewing several of them, do i need to give out this info. or do they usually foward this info. to primary dr. after few sessions.

i dnt want my primary dr. getting 3-4 notifications like this.

any input.?

the pschy. i chose is completely booked for next 2 weeks. and has limited time availability thereafter. odd times like 2PM 4 PM...mornings appts are all taken

patients book them online..and they can take slots for several appts. like every wed. at 9AM they can book it for a month or so. at schedule city.
so i am looking for someone more readily available. and see who i click with.
it will be tiring giving ur complete history at every session.

[stopdog]

Are you talking about a psychiatrist or a therapist?
I would simply leave that part blank.

[Ellahmae]

I don't ever fill that information out.

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[ThisWayOut]

I don't fill that info out. When the clinician asks in session, I tell them I don't want them in contact with each other. Since I've moved though, it's been easier. I don't actually have a PCP in this area... Though I don't think any of the T's here have asked about it.

You certainly have the right to leave any part of those forms blank. They can't demand you answer it, and they can't demand you to give permision to contact anyone else.

[mira belle]

wow...really..thats great..i thought its a must...thanks..!!!!!

so i will just say no ...i dont feel its neccassary.

edited to add: primary as in family dr.

[ThisWayOut]

I think insurance can mandate certain releases, but you can put limitations on that also. If you choose not to utilize insurance for services, then you can keep your attendence completely confidential and not release info to anyone. I believe that is the same with all medical professionals in the US... Insurance tries to make it more open, but I think HIPPA still trumps insurance companies' insistance to sign releases for anyone and everyone. They may then refuse to pay for services, but that's something to take up with them.

I understand the concept of "continuity of care", but there are times where it's simply not necessary.

I've never had a therapist forward information to my primary physician, even when they've had that information. In fact, I'm fairly certain even my pdoc's information and hospitalization information never was sent to my primary physician because, even though they had that information, I did not request that information be sent to him. That's one of the pieces of information I always fill out when I am admitted: who do I want information sent to. I have it sent to no one. My pdoc is the only person who needs that information, and he is my treating pdoc when I am inpatient (which simplifies things greatly). I've filled in my primary doctor on my psychiatric treatment when I've seen him, particularly as it pertains to meds for obvious reasons, but otherwise he's pretty out of the loop.

[Lauliza]

I don't think you'd need to give that information. Neither my psychiatrist or T have my primary's info.

[ScarletPimpernel]

In order for one person to talk to another person about your confidential info, you have to give written consent. So even if you give some your primary's contact info, unless you sign consent, they can't even admit you're their client.

None of my Pdocs or Ts have had contact with my primary. All my Pdocs and other medical professionals (dentist, specialists) have wanted my primary's info in case of emergencies.

My current primary and Pdoc have dual doctorates, so they can both practice as a Pdoc and primary. And since they both work in the same clinic and my primary does actively practice both, they already have access to all my info with or w/o my consent. And I did give my Pdoc and T consent to talk to each other.

[BlessedRhiannon]

I just skipped that part. I've given consent for my T and p-doc to share info, but neither of them have permission to talk to any of my other doctors. In fact, when I have to have bloodwork done for my pdoc, he writes a script for it and I go to an independent lab.

[WikidPissah]

Usually they need it for insurance billing. Everything that goes thru insurance has to have PCP on it. It doesn't mean they send them session notes or anything like that though.

But really, I think it's important for your primary care to know you are seeing a T. There are a lot of physical illnesses that cause depression, anxiety and some other things a person goes to see a T for.

[stopdog]

My partner paid her therapist through the insurance and she has not given the therapist the name of her primary care md. We have the same insurance and on the form the therapist I see gave me for insurance (I did not use it) it did not ask. I would have had to leave it blank even if I did not object as a matter of principle - I do not have a primary care md.

[UnderRugSwept]

I don't use my PCP for much except for bloodwork occasionally. I do update her re: my depression, etc. when I see her, but I don't get any of my other records sent over to her...usually I leave that spot blank when it shows up on paperwork or else just tell the other dr. that I don't have a PCP. I have gotten a weird look for that before, but that is really no one's business but mine!