Instrument 07 of 10

The late record

A record is late by exactly its review interval. The gap between an event and the next scheduled look is not bureaucratic noise. It is a chosen cadence, paid for by whoever the record is about.

When is it reviewed?

Runs on the page. Nothing is sent anywhere; the address bar carries the state.

A patient's record, reviewed every quarter. Shaded months are months the record is wrong about someone.

  1. JanJan, year 1 · day 12: phone number stops working · record wrong
  2. FebFeb, year 1 · record wrong
  3. MarMar, year 1 · day 4: new diagnosis · record wrong
  4. AprApr, year 1 · day 22: medication changed · scheduled look · record wrong
  5. MayMay, year 1 · record wrong
  6. JunJun, year 1 · day 9: moved house · record wrong
  7. JulJul, year 1 · scheduled look
  8. AugAug, year 1 · day 17: carer changes · record wrong
  9. SepSep, year 1 · record wrong
  10. OctOct, year 1 · day 2: allergy identified · scheduled look · record wrong
  11. NovNov, year 1 · record wrong
  12. DecDec, year 1 · day 27: insurance lapses · record wrong
  13. JanJan, year 2 · scheduled look
  14. FebFeb, year 2 · day 6: hospital admission · record wrong
  15. MarMar, year 2 · record wrong
  16. AprApr, year 2 · day 19: dose adjusted · scheduled look · record wrong
  17. MayMay, year 2 · record wrong
  18. JunJun, year 2 · record wrong
  19. JulJul, year 2 · day 3: GP practice closes · scheduled look · record wrong
  20. AugAug, year 2 · record wrong
  21. SepSep, year 2 · day 14: new interpreter needed · record wrong
  22. OctOct, year 2 · scheduled look
  23. NovNov, year 2 · day 25: discharge to home · record wrong
  24. DecDec, year 2 · record wrong

Twelve events. The record was wrong for 602 of 720 days — 84% of two years. The longest gap ran 89 days. Every one of those days was paid by the person the record is about.

Each event, and how long the record stayed wrong

  1. Jan 12, year 1phone number stops working79 days
  2. Mar 4, year 1new diagnosis27 days
  3. Apr 22, year 1medication changed69 days
  4. Jun 9, year 1moved house22 days
  5. Aug 17, year 1carer changes44 days
  6. Oct 2, year 1allergy identified89 days
  7. Dec 27, year 1insurance lapses4 days
  8. Feb 6, year 2hospital admission55 days
  9. Apr 19, year 2dose adjusted72 days
  10. Jul 3, year 2GP practice closes88 days
  11. Sep 14, year 2new interpreter needed17 days
  12. Nov 25, year 2discharge to home36 days

Three clocks

  • Harm moves in weeks.
  • Review moves every 3 months — the clock you chose.
  • Memory moves in decades.

The lag is not a fact about bureaucracy. It is the interval, chosen by whoever set the cadence — here, by you — and paid for by whoever the record is about while it is wrong.

Where the claim is argued

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