“It’s all in my chart.”

“I’m sure you’ve read all about my history from my chart.”

“You can just look in my records from my other doctors.”

“I don’t know/remember, just look that up in my records.”

I hear statements like these frequently, and I cringe every time. It’s not your fault, but I have found that there is a general assumption among patients that medical practices have access to your complete medical record/chart. Unfortunately, this isn’t true. Let’s clear up a big misconception.