I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!

Supposedly his name has been redacted from those files that were able to be accessed. Which to me means he is guilty as sin. If he had nothing to hide, why have your name redacted? Plus Melania is supposedly mentioned as well. Does the song "The Lady is a Tramp" come to mind?

I received a phone call purportedly from my hospital system while I was out, and was asked to call back. When you look at the phone recall, it uses the initials of the hospital system, so it is misleading number. Turns out it is a company called Chartspan based in NC and it is a private entity, which is not a part of my hospital system.

The caller had access to some information about who my PCP was (not now since she went to a different office and I opted not to follow) and was seeking more info which I refused to supply. I asked if they worked for the hospital system and when they said, "no" I told them to not call again, and that I was not interested in their services.

If you join, they can bill Medicare/private insurance for their services which include phone calls on a regular basis to check on you, make appointments, etc. However, depending upon your Medicare coverage, you might be billed a monthly fee for the service. I can handle my own appointments and don't need a monitor on a monthly basis. I already pay a good amount monthly for my Medicare coverage. I don't need a further monthly expense.

I did notify my PCP office of this phone call and that I considered it a scam. When they asked if it was Chartscan, I told them I did not know, but I had checked google with the phone number I had called. It flagged it as a "negative" number and labeled it a scam from a local source.

I was so annoyed that they had somehow obtained what I considered personal and private information from my health care system. I asked if they had referred me and if so, I considered this an ethical breach of confidentiality. I did not get a response to that question, and that in itself, is a concern. I did ask them why if they were affiliating with this company, I did not receive a letter from them alerting me to this. Again, no response.

There is no advantage to a program like this for me because I do not want to share my medical history with a private entity that may have government links. I will get to the bottom of this and I hope it is not a HIPAA violation on their part because I will report it.

So if you want, I would suggest you google Chartspan to check out what they are about and you may want to avoid this intrusion. The meme above reflects this contact.