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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Deborah. Thanks for the info. I’m glad you’ve had positive experiences with information access at Christ. This is obviously something I hope I won’t have to deal with, but it’s been on my mind a lot with this job situation and my Dad as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Cinci-nfb [mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Kendrick via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 08, 2015 7:32 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List'<br><b>Cc:</b> Deborah Kendrick<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Cinci-nfb] A personal question about access to health information in an emergency<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Chris, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I have had very positive experience with Christ Hospital, with regard to accessing documents. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>They will probably have the forms you need there. If you get the right person, they might even email them to you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good luck – and let the rest of us know how it works out, as this is useful information to everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Deborah<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Cinci-nfb [<a href="mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org">mailto:cinci-nfb-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting via Cinci-nfb<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 07, 2015 8:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB of Ohio Cincinnati Chapter List<br><b>Cc:</b> Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting<br><b>Subject:</b> [Cinci-nfb] A personal question about access to health information in an emergency<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have a fairly personal question that I realize might be better served either through OhioTalk or one of the national lists, but here goes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As some of you know, I’ve had to help my mom (who is sighted, BTW) through a six month job search after she was let go from a store manager position in February. Thanks to both our efforts, a district manager for one of the major discount chains called her last week and extended an offer to manage a store. The pay is significantly more than what she had been making at the job where she was terminated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Now for the question: the job involves long hours, and there are possible safety issues with the location and the kind of clientele and employees that tend to work in these places. These kinds of issues are a given for anyone in retail—particularly with the employees / clientele she’ll be working with.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If there was an incident at work and my mom was taken to the hospital incapacitated, it’s likely that I would be making decisions regarding her care. I’d like to know if anyone has information on how local hospitals would handle a request for a family member for information on a patient’s treatment / health records in an accessible format (either electronic or Braille). I do understand that access to health records was discussed briefly at Convention.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m particularly looking for any info on Christ Hospital and the University Hospital System, as those are the two places Mom would likely go if anything should happen. I’m especially concerned about accessing the information I might need to make informed consent on mom’s behalf. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is something that I’ve been mulling over for months with my dad being sick and some other family issues. I also realize that I could use KNFB Reader in a Hospital ER to read documents in an absolute pinch, which would be quite a testimonial for KNFB Reader. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any info would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>