I think that like most of us who got records from other doctors, I found it was pretty useless. Best case, the other doctor kept complete, CONCISE and comprehensible notes, but didn't think like I do. That was the best case. It went downhill from there. So, I think reality is that getting records for the most part simply fulfills a requirement.
When we did close our practice, we tried to give every one an "exit exam" where I summarized all active problems in a succinct manner. Thus when the next doctor read them they did not have 100 pages of inane drivel to delve through.
As to how to store them, that is an issue. We kept someone on part time staff for 6 months to copy t the PDF's to disk when patient's asked. Then the hospital was gracious enough to accept the files on the rest.
Good luck. Retirement ain't for sissies!!
