DoctorBlind
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY
I wrote so much and my laptop died... the battery.
I'll have to make this brief then. I'd first like to know what the law says about ending a patient/physician relationship? I have no clue what the ethics are behind this, but it happened unfairly. I wasn't even warned because my relationship with my doctor was always good. the last appointment with him was also VERY GOOD.
The day I was told I was not going to be treated by their clinic anymore, they stated I was late for the appointment. Complete lie or they made a mistake in the scheduling dept. I was so sick and DESPERATE I heard for sure what time to be there & I was.
Receptionist - extremely abrupt, rude and embarrassed me in front of the entire waiting room. She then brings says something along the lines of this "Well, the dr cannot see you until your balance is paid off anyway". It was a 20.00 balance that I paid right there.
After paying the receptionist stated that I would be seen in an hour. I waited. A nurse I had seen previously, who didn't see eye to eye with me (nor my doctor in terms of treatment) was the one to tell me I could no longer be seen there. Shocked, humiliated and devastated was what I was when I walked out of there. I knew that was why I was treated like garbage, because they'd never see me again.
That was one of the worst experiences of my life. One reason being because of the fact that i was so ill and had 30 days to get a new GI specialist. That's pretty much impossible in upstate NY.
I just feel that I was disrespected and unfairly dropped from their practice. Can anyone give any insight as to what is ethically right and wrong in this situation?
I wrote so much and my laptop died... the battery.
I'll have to make this brief then. I'd first like to know what the law says about ending a patient/physician relationship? I have no clue what the ethics are behind this, but it happened unfairly. I wasn't even warned because my relationship with my doctor was always good. the last appointment with him was also VERY GOOD.
The day I was told I was not going to be treated by their clinic anymore, they stated I was late for the appointment. Complete lie or they made a mistake in the scheduling dept. I was so sick and DESPERATE I heard for sure what time to be there & I was.
Receptionist - extremely abrupt, rude and embarrassed me in front of the entire waiting room. She then brings says something along the lines of this "Well, the dr cannot see you until your balance is paid off anyway". It was a 20.00 balance that I paid right there.
After paying the receptionist stated that I would be seen in an hour. I waited. A nurse I had seen previously, who didn't see eye to eye with me (nor my doctor in terms of treatment) was the one to tell me I could no longer be seen there. Shocked, humiliated and devastated was what I was when I walked out of there. I knew that was why I was treated like garbage, because they'd never see me again.
That was one of the worst experiences of my life. One reason being because of the fact that i was so ill and had 30 days to get a new GI specialist. That's pretty much impossible in upstate NY.
I just feel that I was disrespected and unfairly dropped from their practice. Can anyone give any insight as to what is ethically right and wrong in this situation?