Comments on: Did this ER physician refuse to treat the poor? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: M Hawkinshttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat.html#comment-82385 M Hawkins Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat-the-poor.html#comment-82385 Can a doctor refuse to take new consults in the ER if he's does not want to be available on weekends? Can a doctor refuse to take new consults in the ER if he’s does not want to be available on weekends?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat.html#comment-81726 Anonymous Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:09:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat-the-poor.html#comment-81726 while i agree that Emerg rooms should not see nonemergency cases, once the patient is triaged by a nurse and approved for being seen by a doctor, then the doctor cannot discriminate based on patients financial status or lack of insurance while i agree that Emerg rooms should not see nonemergency cases, once the patient is triaged by a nurse and approved for being seen by a doctor, then the doctor cannot discriminate based on patients financial status or lack of insurance

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat.html#comment-81716 Anonymous Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:31:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat-the-poor.html#comment-81716 From what I could tell from the (badly written) article was that there was not a doctor, PA, or NP physically in the ER rather only RN's.....scary. From what I could tell from the (badly written) article was that there was not a doctor, PA, or NP physically in the ER rather only RN’s…..scary.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat.html#comment-81714 Anonymous Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:09:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/11/did-this-er-physician-refuse-to-treat-the-poor.html#comment-81714 So wait a minute, is the question whether this doctor refused to "treat the poor," or did she just not perform a service to a patient for which she was under a contract or agreement to provide?<br/><br/>It sounds as if this is a workplace dispute in which at least one and possibly both parties are using the allegation of contract service non-compliance.<br/><br/>Treating the poor is not, as merciful as it may sound, anything a doctor is required to do unless he (or she, as the case here) is bound under some agreement to provide that treatment. Whether the patient was poor or not is really not the point. So wait a minute, is the question whether this doctor refused to “treat the poor,” or did she just not perform a service to a patient for which she was under a contract or agreement to provide?

It sounds as if this is a workplace dispute in which at least one and possibly both parties are using the allegation of contract service non-compliance.

Treating the poor is not, as merciful as it may sound, anything a doctor is required to do unless he (or she, as the case here) is bound under some agreement to provide that treatment. Whether the patient was poor or not is really not the point.

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