For many professionals, the decision to retire evokes one overwhelming emotion: Joy. After decades of working diligently, most people count down the days until they are finally able to slow down and enjoy the fruits of their labor. Sure, they may have a bit of wistful fondness for their old routines and coworkers. But the draw to be free from a ho-hum schedule of answering telephones, crunching numbers, or catching red-eye flights for one business trip after the next is far stronger than sentimentality.

Retiring doctors often react to their pending freedom differently. Over the years, doctors forge strong bonds with their patients. Many doctors approaching retirement age have treated multiple generations of families. Doctors and patients sometimes create close bonds bordering on familial. Retirement is bittersweet. Doctors may feel that they are abandoning their patients when they decide to retire. 

We Engineer a Smooth Transition

If you are concerned about continuity of care for your patients after you retire, you are probably an outstanding doctor. It’s only natural that you want your longtime patients to receive the same conscientious, quality medical care from their next doctor. For that to happen, patients’ medical records need to go with them when they transition to a new doctor. You could simply give patients copies of their records. But not only would that be extremely time-consuming and labor intensive, it also would be risky. Patients may or may not follow through and make sure that their new doctor receives their past records.

My Retired Doctor can help ease your mind and reduce your workload during the busy pre-retirement months. Let us take care of your patients’ medical records so you can focus on closing your practice and all that that entails.

Here’s How We Can Help

My Retired Doctor provides medical-record scanning and digital records storage services. Basically, we transform all of the paper patient records that you have accumulated over the years into a secure, easy-to-access digital database. When your patients choose a new physician to take over their care when you retire, they can quickly get their medical histories (including transcripts, lab results, immunization records, diagnostic and imaging results, etc.) to their new doctors. My Retired Doctor is your solution for efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly medical records management. We are fully licensed and insured and take patient confidentiality very seriously. Don’t spend your final days as a practicing physician shuffling paper. Let us handle the paperwork so you can counsel your patients and help them find suitable new doctors.

Let us Help Ease Your Mind

If you’re ready to retire and to spend quality time with friends and family, travelling, and enjoying your favorite hobbies, we can help make the transition smooth for you and your patients. Call us today at (817) 328-2343 or visit our website to learn more.