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    The Medical Assistant is NOT always right

    Unfortunately, I think the best you can do is complain in writing and explain the situation calmly. Have you suffered any actual injury? Without injury, you'd be hard pushed to be awarded damages of any sort. With regards to your medication, assuming you're still a patient of this...
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    HIPAA question

    My late fiance wished that nobody in his family, with the exception of myself (POA), have access to either his medical records or his treatment/care notes. Since his death on Christmas day of last year (complications of CHF), his father and stepmother have told me repeatedly that his...
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    What type of attorney reviews memoirs?

    (This is where my final year thesis came in handy!) Generally speaking, a memoir or nonfiction work would be considered safe provided the details are accurate and truthful (even if such details portray a person or company in a poor light). Having said that, if you were engaged in criminal...
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    Medical Malpractice doctor's obligation

    Generally the costs are not the responsibility of the provider; any co-pays or additional charges are your responsibility. Having said that...you might be able to call your insurance company and have them remove the charges.
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    Ketorolac (Toradol) given to pt w/ known hx of renal failure and heart failure

    Pt (male, 31) w/ well-documented (but stable) hx of CHF, CRF (creatinine between 1.9 and 2.3, BUN 44, GFR 44 in months pre-op) and Type 1 diabetes was given Toradol (ketorolac) post-op after recent pacemaker surgery; suffered acute renal failure as a result (creatinine 4.0, potassium 8.1), was...
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