So I am wondering what I have to do to check my status online when I went on there to try to sign up for a temp password it would not let me, I called the 800 # they said I should of got something in the mail about it, but I never did. How does everyone check their status on there after a fully favorable decision?
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So I am wondering what I have to do to check my status online when I went on there to try to sign up for a temp password it would not let me, I called the 800 # they said I should of got something in the mail about it, but I never did. How does everyone check their status on there after a fully favorable decision?
The password is sent through the mail. Call the 1-800 number and tell them you need a temporary password. That is the only way to check your personal infomation online .
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The password is sent through the mail. Call the 1-800 number and tell them you need a temporary password. That is the only way to check your personal infomation online .
Wow! I never knew you could do that with SSA. I knew some law firms
set up their website so you could go in and check your case within their confines, but didn't realize SSA did that as well.
Well, now thats going to be my 1st plan of action Monday.. to get me set up for that.
Wow! I never knew you could do that with SSA. I knew some law firms
set up their website so you could go in and check your case within their confines, but didn't realize SSA did that as well.
Well, now thats going to be my 1st plan of action Monday.. to get me set up for that.
Thanks for the info!
Hugs
I just found out from SSA yesterday you will have to of gotten your award letter before you can sign up unless you filled out all your paperwork online. Also if you made it all the way to the ALJ hearing you cannot check status online still until you received your award letter hope this helps.
Wow! I never knew you could do that with SSA. I knew some law firms
set up their website so you could go in and check your case within their confines, but didn't realize SSA did that as well.
Well, now thats going to be my 1st plan of action Monday.. to get me set up for that.
Thanks for the info!
Hugs
Yep I'm all signed up you can see what you get every month, plus your banking info Medicare info, your mailing address ,,you can also change your mailing address ask for a statement you can do all kinds of things. I highly recommend you sign up it can really help if you ever need proof of your disability.
I just found out from SSA yesterday you will have to of gotten your award letter before you can sign up unless you filled out all your paperwork online. Also if you made it all the way to the ALJ hearing you cannot check status online still until you received your award letter hope this helps.
Ahhhh. Oh well.
Thank you for the update -- I sure would have sounded crazy when they got that phone call *snicker*
Yep I'm all signed up you can see what you get every month, plus your banking info Medicare info, your mailing address ,,you can also change your mailing address ask for a statement you can do all kinds of things. I highly recommend you sign up it can really help if you ever need proof of your disability.
I just found out from SSA yesterday you will have to of gotten your award letter before you can sign up unless you filled out all your paperwork online. Also if you made it all the way to the ALJ hearing you cannot check status online still until you received your award letter hope this helps.
Yeah, that is correct. I did not know this either until Vann04 posted about it over a month ago. He has already been approved. This is the thing I love about Allsup before you are even approved. You can login to your account and see your entire SSDI timeline. They track every little detail. As soon as I get my approval letter from SSA, I intend to create an account at the SSA website.
Hang in there I'm sure that you ar approved I was lucky I received a on the record like blue skies I was approved last year. Took one year ,I'm sure your letter will be there shortly.
Thank you for the update -- I sure would have sounded crazy when they got that phone call *snicker*
lol I did sound crazy yesterday when I called all confused like why can't I check my stuff online I still have to wait 2 weeks until Sept 1 and I will hopefully have my award letter then.
I am also going to request a copy of my medical file from SSA. The 1st one is free but they do charge you for subsequent requests. Since mine are mostly mental health records, I will have to get them (SSA) to release them (my medical records) to my mental health doc and then my mental health doc can give them to me. They will not give you mental health records directly. They send the records electronically (on a CD) so no paper clutter.
I am also going to request a copy of my medical file from SSA. The 1st one is free but they do charge you for subsequent requests. Since mine are mostly mental health records, I will have to get them (SSA) to release them (my medical records) to my mental health doc and then my mental health doc can give them to me. They will not give you mental health records directly. They send the records electronically (on a CD) so no paper clutter.
There is a very highly respected/prominent law firm here who does PSAs, and in a new one they have one of their litigators saying EVERYONE is entitled to and SHOULD have a copy of all their MEDICAL records. Mine aren't so scattered as they one were, once I started having everything sent to my main doc. Then I began going back to former doc's asking them to send my records to my current treating doc.
Once I get thru with all the SSDI stuff, I'll ask my doc for what he's has. I'll get the stuff my my atty, then I will get whatever SSA has. Then one day during a bad storm where there isn't anything else to do, sit down and compare everything.
There is a very highly respected/prominent law firm here who does PSAs, and in a new one they have one of their litigators saying EVERYONE is entitled to and SHOULD have a copy of all their MEDICAL records. Mine aren't so scattered as they one were, once I started having everything sent to my main doc. Then I began going back to former doc's asking them to send my records to my current treating doc.
Once I get thru with all the SSDI stuff, I'll ask my doc for what he's has. I'll get the stuff my my atty, then I will get whatever SSA has. Then one day during a bad storm where there isn't anything else to do, sit down and compare everything.
Shouldn't that be interesting?
I agree Jacki.... just in case you ever need them again. Mine are not as scattered anymore either. I have seen ppl here need old medical records now but those records are no longer available for whatever reason. Usually when a doc stops practicing or dies, there is a protocol where every patient is contacted and given the option of forwarding these records to your new Physician. Sometimes, this does not happen and the records are eventually lost or get destroyed. I think it is a good idea to have them.
Hey, blueskies14, did you get your award letter yet. I'm wondering when is your review like they say something like not likey to improve 5 to 7 years are something like that? Hope you have a good day again thanks for helping so many
I agree Jacki.... just in case you ever need them again. Mine are not as scattered anymore either. I have seen ppl here need old medical records now but those records are no longer available for whatever reason. Usually when a doc stops practicing or dies, there is a protocol where every patient is contacted and given the option of forwarding these records to your new Physician. Sometimes, this does not happen and the records are eventually lost or get destroyed. I think it is a good idea to have them.
about 25ish yrs ago, my then doctor left his practice-new medicare & insurance practices disgusted him (when all the HMO crap had just started) and he became a missionary. He was former USAF and chose to fly food/supply missions to Haiti or where ever needed. Young and dumb (me) got a letter saying his office was closing, but I never followed up in getting those records. Other than for child hood illness's/shots to early treatment (bronchitis/walking pneumonia) not much in them except nostalgia.
Now what I 'hear' is after 7 years your records are all dissolved??? Even if you have the same treating doc/s. I wonder if that is true? Why wouldn't a treating doctor want to keep back records. Everything is all tranfered these days to electronic storage, so it isn't like huge storage building of paper anymore. I sure hope this isn't true.
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about 25ish yrs ago, my then doctor left his practice-new medicare & insurance practices disgusted him (when all the HMO crap had just started) and he became a missionary. He was former USAF and chose to fly food/supply missions to Haiti or where ever needed. Young and dumb (me) got a letter saying his office was closing, but I never followed up in getting those records. Other than for child hood illness's/shots to early treatment (bronchitis/walking pneumonia) not much in them except nostalgia.
Now what I 'hear' is after 7 years your records are all dissolved??? Even if you have the same treating doc/s. I wonder if that is true? Why wouldn't a treating doctor want to keep back records. Everything is all tranfered these days to electronic storage, so it isn't like huge storage building of paper anymore. I sure hope this isn't true.
I think 7 years is all that is required by law Jacki. After that, they can legally destroy anything older than 7 years I think. I think hospitals have to retain them for 25 years. Since everyone is gradually switching over to electronic records and phasing out paper, this should not be a major concern in the future and records will probably be retained longer than what is currently required by law. The only thing about electronic records is making sure you have safeguards in place to prevent unauthorized data access (strong file encryption) and also adequate backups in the event of data loss. I once spent $500 to recover a few files I had on a small USB flash drive when the drive died all of a sudden. The files were really critical and I needed them for work. The flash drive itself cost less than $10.00. (LOL) The data was really critical tho. Now, I back up everything.......even entire HDD's on both PC's and laptop.
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I think 7 years is all that is required by law Jacki. After that, they can legally destroy anything older than 7 years I think. I think hospitals have to retain them for 25 years. Since everyone is gradually switching over to electronic records and phasing out paper, this should not be a major concern in the future and records will probably be retained longer than what is currently required by law. The only thing about electronic records is making sure you have safeguards in place to prevent unauthorized data access (strong file encryption) and also adequate backups in the event of data loss. I once spent $500 to recover a few files I had on a small USB flash drive when the drive died all of a sudden. The files were really critical and I needed them for work. The flash drive itself cost less than $10.00. (LOL) The data was really critical tho. Now, I back up everything.......even entire HDD's on both PC's and laptop.
All health care providers have to have all of there patients medical records on electronic medical records or emr it the law because of hippa and I think they have to have it done buy the end of this year. The reason is if you get hurt in one state another doctor can acess your records. I think it great , that way there is no loosing any vital info.
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I am 54 years old and john sealy hospital still had all the operations and medical records PT medical DR's note and my diagnosis, and that was when I was 4 years old. however in 2009 when I requested them they had a book load of DR's notes operatives records and remmber John sealy hospital is in Gavestion texas they had a horriable hurricane hit there and it destoryed some of that hospital I was so shocked they had as much as they did. It was so interesting they even describle me how I looked and how I acted.
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I am 54 years old and john sealy hospital still had all the operations and medical records PT medical DR's note and my diagnosis, and that was when I was 4 years old. however in 2009 when I requested them they had a book load of DR's notes operatives records and remmber John sealy hospital is in Gavestion texas they had a horriable hurricane hit there and it destoryed some of that hospital I was so shocked they had as much as they did. It was so interesting they even describle me how I looked and how I acted.
That's another reason to have emr in case of natural disaters your records will always be a couple of clicks away,your records will never be lost.
SSA Website 
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when they got that phone call *snicker*
