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Originally Posted by Paslode
Sooner or later your BMI will be a determining factor just like a Credit Score from Experion.
Madness!
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We are all ready there. My office still uses paper charts. We get several request weekly from insurance companies on what is a patients BMI. It is part of the Anthem (old Blue Cross) contract that the BMI has to be documented every visit. They use it for risk stratification and as an excuse to raise rates.
The future is here and it is ugly.
As a side note there is a big push for electronic medical records (EMR). They do NOT help the physician they only allow the insurance company or the government to monitor your BMI or whatever else they like much easier. Your insurance company has legal access to them and they are allowed under HIPPA to share that information with any other insurance company.
"1984" or "Brave New World" take your pick