[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>"Ronald Helm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> Verdict fires warning shot at managed care
>Doctor wins case claiming he was fired for delivering high-quality care
>Karen Brandon; Chicago Tribune
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>SAN DIEGO - These are the things Dr. Thomas Self believes cost him his job:
>He spent too much time with his patients.
>He ordered too many tests that didn't generate enough profits.
>He refused to perform unnecessary surgeries.
My favorite was a doctor refusing to perform cataract surgery on a woman in
her 90's with Alzheimer's. Surgery and other procedures for government and
insurance reimbursement may be as much a threat as lack of proper care. My
wife upset a hospital once when she refused to have a routine x-ray when she
was pregnant. X-rays at the time were very profitable while other
insurance-reimbursed charges could actually generate losses. I suppose the
threat of x-rays to a developing fetus is not as great as hysterical sorts
would have it but the benefit was not obvious and there was at least some
unknown possibility of damage.
I sure wish there were more Dr. Selfs. Very glad there is one. It is not
as easy as some imagine to sue.
Thanks for the article, Ron.
Best, Terry
"Lawyer - one trained to circumvent the law" - The Devil's Dictionary
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