08/05/2025
Useful Types of Medical Information to Bring to a New Primary Care Provider
Here’s a list of what bring in order to make that new patient visit most useful. This list is especially suited to the primary care of aging adults with chronic medical problems. But most of this information can come in handy for first visits with specialists. It can also be very useful to clinicians in the emergency room, or at urgent care.
Note: If you or your loved one have been maintaining a personal health record, this is the type of information that we hope you’ve been keeping in your personal health record!
1. List of chronic health conditions.
2. Medication list.
3. Laboratory results.
4. Radiology and imaging results.
5. Other medical diagnostic reports.
6. Hospital and emergency department reports.
7. List of involved clinicians.
8. Clinical visit notes.
9. List of other providers of supportive or eldercare services.
10. Advance care planning documents.
Adapted from an article by Dr. Leslie Kernisan - see link for the full article and more specific information to bring:
https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/10-types-medical-information-for-new-doctor-or-phr/
Getting a new primary care provider? Here are the 10 most useful types of medical records & health information to bring to your first visit.
