quincy
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It sure seems that way, doesn't it?HIPPA compliance does not explain away facial injuries.
You don't need to be a healthcare compliance officer to know when people are circling the wagons and looking to CYA.
It sure seems that way, doesn't it?HIPPA compliance does not explain away facial injuries.
You don't need to be a healthcare compliance officer to know when people are circling the wagons and looking to CYA.
No one said it did. But I don’t see the relevance of your comment. So far the OP has not said that the hospital denies the injuries that were visibly apparent. All the OP has said is that the OP thinks the hospital has refused to record the fall that allegedly caused those injuries. The problem is that the OP does not know that the hospital has refused to do that since the OP has not yet seen the records and it appears that the hospital may be prohibited by HIPAA (not HIPPA) from disclosing that information.HIPPA compliance does not explain away facial injuries.
Maybe you don't see the relevance because you're an authoritarian authority lover?No one said it did. But I don’t see the relevance of your comment. So far the OP has not said that the hospital denies the injuries that were visibly apparent. All the OP has said is that the OP thinks the hospital has refused to record the fall that allegedly caused those injuries. The problem is that the OP does not know that the hospital has refused to do that since the OP has not yet seen the records and it appears that the hospital may be prohibited by HIPAA (not HIPPA) from disclosing that information.
I have no reason to not believe the OP's own experience of what the hospital staff stated to her and their family.SC68 said:My siblings and I scheduled and had a meeting with hospital doctors, nurses and floor manager and they still haven't recorded in my Mom's hospital records that she fell from her bed while in the hospital and sustained a black eye, they have verbally admitted that the fall happened at the hospital, but they will not put it in writing.
No. Not right.And yes, I made a mistake.
I'm still right that hospitals and the people who work in them are pretty much garbage.
Uh ... no! I know a good number of wonderful and dedicated professionals that work at hospitals, and many who work at a major teaching hospital and level I Trauma Center who are dedicated to the treatment of their patients! To call these people "garbage" is reprehensible.And yes, I made a mistake.
I'm still right that hospitals and the people who work in them are pretty much garbage.
That's how human experience works, so to that degree I will agree with you.xylene -
Would you agree that what the OP has told us is her interpretation of what the family was told, and that interpretation was clouded by emotion which could cause her to misunderstand what she was told?
One bad apple ruins the bunch.Uh ... no! I know a good number of wonderful and dedicated professionals that work at hospitals, and many who work at a major teaching hospital and level I Trauma Center who are dedicated to the treatment of their patients! To call these people "garbage" is reprehensible.
Now there's at least two. My father died of hospital malpractice. The staff tried to cover up the mistake by hiding records. Fortunately, my mother had a good lawyer.One bad apple ruins the bunch.
And that strong opinion colors your view of the matter, giving you a bias that makes it difficult to be objective. The OP has concerns that certainly are legitimate and need to be addressed, but the OP is also assuming things for which he/she does not have a good basis. And doing that can lead him/her astray. Don’t assume things. Find out what the actual facts are and proceed from there.And yes, I made a mistake.
I'm still right that hospitals and the people who work in them are pretty much garbage.
Hardly. But your attack on me when I did not attack you is duly noted.Maybe you don't see the relevance because you're an authoritarian authority lover?
What I have bolded above can be key to good hospital care.That's how human experience works, so to that degree I will agree with you.
But what I'll say is that from experience and observation, family members are paying attention to their ill loved ones very closely, much closer than a nurse or doctor in a busy hospital even possibly could.
I don't think the op is so overcome by emotion at their family member's illness that the obvious lies of it being somehow unknown who was on shift when the injury* occurred.
*I'm extremely suspicious of facial trauma in an elder care situation - with good reason, not even counting all the other indicators.
Not really. But, clearly, it has tainted YOUR perceptions.One bad apple ruins the bunch.
I cannot blame her a whole lot. I was in the hospital for 11 days almost 2 years ago and my care was very spotty. I got great care some days, really horrible care other days and medium care the rest. It all depended on who was on duty. I had my sister advocating for me and on one of the really horrible days she had to go to the hospital administrator.Not really. But, clearly, it has tainted YOUR perceptions.