If you ever want entertainment (or some real horror/night sweats/bad dreams) google "Patient Claims" and see what comes up!
An interesting claim about Dr. Adams and Ms. Lucas: a lipo-surgery patient who claims she met Dr. Adams while Bartending- he was her customer. According to her claim, Dr. Adams agreed to do lipo on Ms. Lucas's upper arms and abdomen, as she was an aspiring model and actress. According to Ms. Lucas, just as surgery was about to begin, Dr. Adams whispered in her ear "that he 'loved' her, that he was 'going to marry her." According to the law suit, Dr. Adams began making "house calls" shortly after the procedure, eventually taking her to dinner and drinking wine, while still heavily medicated. The plaintiff claims this is when Dr. Adams took her home and had sexual intercourse with her. Lucas claims this is when she became pregnant. According to the suit, Dr. Adams wanted to keep the baby and Ms. Lucas did not. According to the claim, Dr. Adams eventually referred Ms. Lucas to an OB/GYN who would end the pregnancy. Ms. Lucas also claimed that Dr. Adams "botched" her surgery and sued for sexual battery and malpractice. What in the world is happening???!!!! According to Wrong Diagnosis.com, the highest dollar payouts are often related to: misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose or delayed diagnosis of a severe medical condition. CALLING ALL EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS: DO YOU SEE THESE STATISTICS?! You are the ones who are blamed for this! Yes, you are overworked, understaffed, and a big part of your bonus is determained by how many patients you see per hour.... no sleep, not enough help, but when you make a mistake you get sued!! Between Physician/patient love-drama gone wild (which could be another blog) and issues such as patient safety, it's no more a question of "have you ever been sued?" It's more like: "When was the last claim filed against you and what was your involvement?"!! According to NCHS, data shows that in 2002, there were 33,051 deaths involving complications of medical or surgical care.
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Can't agree more. We as physicians work to help all people we see..regardless of the patient's employment status and potential for reimbursement for our time and costly services. A great percentage of the patient population of whom never intend to pay for services rendered seem to "expect" our "free" service, and go as far to "demand" the best we have to offer. It is indeed our duty to treat all patients equal and help everyone. The end result: the majority of lawsuits filed by the above patient population with most settled out of court in favor of the patient. Furthermore, regardless of fault on behalf of either party, it is a strike against the physician. This needs to change. Time and time again there are countless stories of patients charging into Emergency Departments across the country demanding first class care for free, even E.D. physicians finding themselves involved in restraining beligerent patients. I personally think the rapid influx and rise of emergency departments being used as "free clinics" should be noticed..and corrected. Yes, we do work in a difficult field..and era.
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