I am glad he posted here though, it gives us docs a reminder of how crazy you people out there are so we can better protect ourselves through referrals…

So what’s your problem? The real jackass here is you.

All of my notes, summaries, and dictations are created with only 2 purposes in mind. First, to allow me, five or ten years in the future, to recreate my thought process, to facilitate recall, and second, to allow another practitioner to have an overview of the patients care at that instant time.

Note that it’s only for myself and other potential physicians, not patients. So I suppose a deposition may be necessary, occasionally, to find out what happened.

See another doctor.Dont feed your current one. That is how market operates. if he is the only one in your area, speaks of other socioeconomic issues. Take an active participation in changing that. Hopefully things will change for you

Not a lot of sympathy here jackass…

Can someone explain to me why the type of injury alone should determine compensation? As opposed to the nature of the injury and its effect on the injured person’s life?

Several years ago I experienced an adverse event that resulted in permanent damage. It was pretty clear at the time that something had gone awry, but for some reason it was never documented, unfortunately leading the primary care doc to draw some wrong conclusions. The hospital later denied all knowledge of the event, based on the medical record. In a roundabout way I eventually learned that the hospital concluded the medical record had probably been falsified so people’s backsides could be covered, but there was no way of proving it because no one would admit to it.

I wasn’t interested in suing so I just let it go. Sometimes I think this was a bad decision. Considering what this incident cost me, I had a right to know the truth of what happened. With litigation, the one advantage (if you can call it that) is that it compels the parties involved to speak the truth. Otherwise patients and families simply have no leverage.

As many as think there is suggestion of a cause of action. A lawsuit to get records is sometimes necessary. Deposing doctors is sometimes part of what’s necessary. Sometimes filing suit is necessary to toll the statute of limitations.