What Does a Doctor Have to Do After Discharging a Patient
My question involves medical malpractice in the state of: Indiana. What are the requirements for a physician once they say they will discharge you? What if you can not find a doctor in the allotted time period? What if you are on blood pressure medication and other medications essentially for daily living(such as pain medication)?
Re: Discharge Requirements
I haven't found any laws that mandate any requirements.
Answering "what if" questions are a waste of time because there are too many unknown variables.
If you'd care to describe what's happening to you and why it's happening, you might get some helpful comments.
Re: Discharge Requirements
This can become quite complex - from what I've learned, some managed care plans have specific rules limiting how and when a doctor can discharge (essentially "fire") the patient.
Hang on for cbg - my health insurance guru!
Re: Discharge Requirements
I'm not aware of any health insurance laws that mandate how a provider can "fire" a patient. There may be some state laws unrelated to health insurance, but any mandates related to health insurance will be in the health insurance policy.
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I haven't found any laws that mandate any requirements.
Answering "what if" questions are a waste of time because there are too many unknown variables.
If you'd care to describe what's happening to you and why it's happening, you might get some helpful comments.
I would be happy to elaborate, but at this point I don't know that it is essential. My concern is not really about the discharge reasons. I feel they have dug a grave they can not get out of because a higher up at the clinic provided a conflicting reason. Besides the conflicting reasons, I do not believe the higher up as the medical training to make the statement she made. However, perhaps the best area to shed light on right now is where I am at which is pretty well summed up by the word screwed! I suspect because I am on long term opiate therapy since my health has declined since an MVA 3 years ago, I can not find a family doctor who is willing to accept me(about 10 total now). One nurse straight out said the doctor would not take me on stickley because I am on lortab. The clinic gave me 30 days prescriptive support when notifying me of the discharge. However, because I can not find a doctor I can not get my medications.
I tried going to a walk in non-emergency clinic for a nagging shoulder I had not yet discussed with my NP only because I planned to discuss it at my next visit. I also wanted to see if they would give me 30 days prescriptive support as I am seeking a GP and the clinic I regularly went to, which was income based, was not and will not return my messages for medication, or records even though they have a certified letter on file authorizing the release!
At this point I missed a friends funeral because I could not function with out my pain meds. Not due to addiction, it's been a month with out them and no withdraw. I will miss the 4th of July, I have missed the activities leading up to the 4th, and I can barley manage to get my girlfriend to and from work when she is the sole income. I am trying for SSI as my NP says I am 70% disabled based on my back alone.
Pain meds aside, my blood pressure has been hard to control at times. What about when I run out of BP med?
I have panic attacks every night and day and was on Klonopin at night and celexa during the day for that. I was able to get the walk in clinic DR to give me celexa but that only helps in the mornings.
I have asked the clinic via messages to recommend me a physician. They will not get involved there either.
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This can become quite complex - from what I've learned, some managed care plans have specific rules limiting how and when a doctor can discharge (essentially "fire") the patient.
Hang on for cbg - my health insurance guru!
Yeah complex is a very acurate word. I have not touched on half the reasons I am looking in to things like this.
FYI, I have no insurance. The clinic was income based.