had a patient that became a cmo and a dnr, and her husband was taking her home to die in the morning, if she made it through the night. she as npo, and ready to die at any moment.
so i'm taking care of my patients, trying to keep her comfortable, etc... and the nephrologist comes along... i told him she was npo, and going home tommorrow with hospice.
what does this guy do? he said.. that's not my concern. and he proceeded to prescribe her an inconsequential p.o. med he new she could never take. in other words, he was just billing for a consult while she was still breathing! as long as we have jerks like this using the flesh of dying patients to rip off the system (our health insurance and tax dollars)... there really isn't much hope for the healthcare system.
do i think this clown has any real compassion for patients? it was all i could do not to call him as ass.
You can call the insurance provider (or Medicare/Medicaid, if applicable) annoymously. Just report the circumstances and what he told you word for word. They WILL investigate this. It's called "fraud".
I don't think it's fraud. He went to see the patient. He did some sort of exam or made some decsion. He wrote an order. If the order was inappropriate in the opinion of the OP, that does not necessarily mean the doctor was fraudulent. As she says, he is not a nice person, in her experience. But being a jerk does not equate to fraud.
He performed a service. Where's the fraud? Sounds like he needs an attitude adjustment. But I see nothing fraudulent (criminal) about what he did.
Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.
The fraud is that he ordered a PO med on an NPO/CMO patient who was circling the drain and he was informed of the patient's status prior to doing so. This was done ONLY to collect the consultation fee. No wonder our insurance premiums are through the roof!
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I don't think it's fraud. He went to see the patient. He did some sort of exam or made some decsion. He wrote an order. If the order was inappropriate in the opinion of the OP, that does not necessarily mean the doctor was fraudulent. As she says, he is not a nice person, in her experience. But being a jerk does not equate to fraud.
He performed a service. Where's the fraud? Sounds like he needs an attitude adjustment. But I see nothing fraudulent (criminal) about what he did.