A pediatrician was sued for prescribing medication without seeing the patient

“Dr. Gustave Kreh is doctor at Pediatric Associates of Savannah. He’s treated kids like Gabrielle for almost 30 years. He used to think nothing of calling in a prescription for something minor, but not any more.

‘It has to be a case-by-case basis, but we will be very hesitant to call in a prescription without seeing a child at this point,’ he said.

That’s going to cost parents more time. ‘Especially being a working mom,’ said New. ‘It’s difficult to take off and bring them to the doctor, so it would be hard and irritating to not be able to do that.’

Doctors will not only actually see more children, they will also be referring many of their patients to specialist as an added safeguard. That will cost parents more money.” (via Common Good)