tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post280004876483130063..comments2024-03-05T11:36:50.299-05:00Comments on Stand and Deliver: Non-complianceRixahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-53410870950562018302009-06-16T05:54:28.909-04:002009-06-16T05:54:28.909-04:00Hospitals not monitoring the behavior of their own...Hospitals not monitoring the behavior of their own Docs is why I suggested you call DPH. DPH holds power over the hospital so does Jacho. OR you can call you local newspaper. In my neck of whe woods if a patient has a complaint, they can call the local paper and they are more than willing to run the story. But I think DPH is your best bet because it is like calling DSS for an abusive parent. THey might not take the child away, but there will be an investigation and the investigation will be painful.pinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198277802918823591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-65723289413814213212009-06-15T20:42:33.174-04:002009-06-15T20:42:33.174-04:00What a slippery slope it is to lump people who que...What a slippery slope it is to lump people who question test and treatments and decline them as needed with the diabetic who won't modify their diet or check their sugar!!<br /><br />Some people are questioning because it's their nature, others may have suffered in the past with poor medical care and are now very suspicious of everything.<br /><br />We also have a very hurried and non responsive impersonal health care system and labeling people with enough moxie to say "Stop this train" as non-complaint takes us in a very bad direction!Adirondack Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510975626951181951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-40068444083201238282009-06-15T17:44:46.193-04:002009-06-15T17:44:46.193-04:00I 100% agree with the Pediatrician about lumping &...I 100% agree with the Pediatrician about lumping "non-compliant" patients with those who are violent and hostile. It sounds like a sneaky back-door effort to gain more control. Open communication with a patient seems to be the resolution to this resolution. Physicians need to communicate and educate. If the patient refuses standard of care, or insists on futile interventions, then that MD needs to document in a fact based manner without labels.Reality Roundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489382111809964841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-33721030423540323542009-06-15T13:21:57.127-04:002009-06-15T13:21:57.127-04:00this is very scary. I have had to turn down servic...this is very scary. I have had to turn down services before, and been treated differently because of it. I do hope insurance companies don't take this and run, either, as it's hard enough to get them to pay for women's health care as it is. <br /><br />what can we do? is anyone organizing a way to voice concern to the AMA?abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011401296282740367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-8560607079713352322009-06-15T10:14:31.366-04:002009-06-15T10:14:31.366-04:00Great post. I love that pediatrician.
I have to d...Great post. I love that pediatrician.<br /><br />I have to disagree with patients OWNING physicians, however. I think it is a special sort of relationship where both have autonomy over their own realms. As a physician, I should not be able to force a patient into a treatment, generally, and as a patient, I should not be able to force a physician or any health care practitioner into doing something he or she doesn't feel comfortable with, either.<br /><br />For example, I do not plan on performing circumcisions or elective, non medically indicated cesareans. I will refer with a smile, but no patient will "own" my services.MomTFHhttp://www.momstinfoilhat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-48062152996804103252009-06-15T09:53:39.767-04:002009-06-15T09:53:39.767-04:00The audacity of some doctors amazes me... I am tha...The audacity of some doctors amazes me... I am thankful that women have a medium (the internet!) to get the word out about this. I am thankful for women who are gifted in thought and word, who can advocate powerfully for those who cannot speak for themselves. (our children, our babies, ..our future!)momyshaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966111727126376671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-87833404823617605162009-06-15T09:04:51.566-04:002009-06-15T09:04:51.566-04:00i wonder if we will all need to take special Compl...i wonder if we will all need to take special Compliance classes (a la charm school) to learn just how to talk so pretty and to make sure we nod vigorously and never ever question The Word of Doctor.<br /><br />If she floats shes a witch<br />If she drowns shes dead<br /><br />I dont WANT TO PLAY GAMES when i am in need of healthcare! I might be in pain, out of my mind, in labor, scared, worried...now I must behave according to an undescribed set of rules?<br /><br />good lord. send us all back to our winbox herb gardens and tarot cards. we're better off.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09181616889572851621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-27299368226919107372009-06-15T07:16:27.877-04:002009-06-15T07:16:27.877-04:00I'm deeply troubled by ANY trend in the US hea...I'm deeply troubled by ANY trend in the US health care industry that gives MORE power to physicians and LESS power to patients. An irritable and nasty patient might try a doctor's patience and make his life a little more difficult, but such annoyances cannot compare to a patient being screamed into accepting an unwanted treatment (like we read about over at nursing birth). @ pinky, while it's great that at your hospital, they take complaints against physicians seriously, at many they don't and some drs act like kings of their own countries, and patients suffer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-50545426211582367842009-06-15T06:27:37.985-04:002009-06-15T06:27:37.985-04:00Respect is a two way street. I have seen patients ...Respect is a two way street. I have seen patients treat doctors like they are dirt. And that is not right. We know it isn't right for Doctors to be rude and if they are, there are avenues of pursuit. First complain to the hospital. Second you can complain to the Department of Public Health. You can also complain to the board of registration. I have seen these complaints come in and the hospital takes them very seriously and the Doctor will be put under the microscope.pinkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00198277802918823591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-3926141560509796422009-06-15T03:45:05.885-04:002009-06-15T03:45:05.885-04:00Wow. Where are we going?
Yes, the "...feel li...Wow. Where are we going?<br />Yes, the "...feel like they own their physicians..." made my eyes pop out for the same reason. Just wow.mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698247519889686663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-9164367814936382822009-06-14T23:36:48.136-04:002009-06-14T23:36:48.136-04:00"...feel like they own their physicians...&qu..."...feel like they own their physicians..."???!!!??!!!<br /><br />HELLO!!! I am PAYING you! YOU work for ME! So yes, I do believe that means I OWN you! <br /><br />ARRGHHHH!!!! Every time I hear more about this it just makes me more mad!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475112158639748154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-53599814411337210912009-06-14T23:36:14.919-04:002009-06-14T23:36:14.919-04:00I'm glad to see you talking about "compli...I'm glad to see you talking about "compliance" here, too. I left a long reply on unnecessarean's post on the same issue. I agree quite a lot with the doc you quote later in your post - his views match mine almost exactly! Letting go of the need to be obeyed and viewing adherence to treatment plans without the power aspect makes us all work together a lot easier, I think!doctorjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07570496336872952499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20642800.post-73863111478785892622009-06-14T22:41:00.945-04:002009-06-14T22:41:00.945-04:00Hmm, I agree that the idea of labeling patients as...Hmm, I agree that the idea of labeling patients as non-compliant is a really bad one. What gives somebody the right to do this to another person? I understand that some patients, or perhaps a much better word would be "people!", are more difficult to work with than others, but that's generally for a reason. Perhaps the relationship isn't a good fit between the person and the provider (I've experienced that myself many times). Perhaps the doctor needs to be more forthcoming with information. Perhaps what the doctor is suggesting just isn't right for the person. Perhaps the person has some other reason for not agreeing to what the doctor has to say. In whatever circumstance it is, I think we are treading on dangerous ground if it suddenly becomes okay to limit services or insurance or whatever to somebody just because there is a clash of some sort. Not cool. Not cool at all.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703334707738126703noreply@blogger.com