Maybe I’m out of the loop, but this story really caught my eye because a patient is suing the doctor, the practice, and the office manager. This is the first time I’ve been aware of an office manager being sued for a practice policy.
Having worked at a practice that utilized medication contracts, I can see both sides of this story. The patient needs care, the physician has to protect himself and the practice. This is a no-win situation, in my opinion, because physicians have the right to dismiss patients from their practice, and patients have a right to seek medication for illness and pain without discrimination.
The patient is seeking to be re-admitted to the practice as a patient, and is asking that no derogatory comments be placed in his medical record.
Read the story here at StopTheDrugWar.org.
What are your thoughts?
(PTSD is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
