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ABSOLUTELY, YES!!

Posted By: Lillybelle on 2007-09-19
In Reply to: doctors lie - what do you think?

Of course, there are some exceptions.  However, I would guestimate that, according to my own experiences as an RN and a patient/family member of patients, that the average would be greater than 85%.  This is based on my own first-hand experiences and personal opinion.


We used to refer to this scenario as CYA (cover your A****) work.  When looking back at my own late husband's medical reports, I noticed that, many times, his discharge summaries were dictated after he had been re-admitted a few days later.  On one particular occasion, he had been in the hospital for more than 2 months.  Suddenly, he was being discharged.  I spoke to several persons, including the unit manager, as it was apparent to me that he was in obvious respiratory distress.  Apparently, it was only obvious to me.  At any rate, they would not allow him to remain hospitalized any longer.  So, we (my son and I) struggled to get him home.  It took longer than an hour to get him into the house.  That night, his temp spiked.  First thing in the morning, I called the oncologist's office and took him in.  He was so weak that it took 3 persons to help get him out of the car and into a wheelchair.  As I wheeled him into the doctor's office, I heard someone from the back room talking about my husband, commenting that he had just gone home the day before, as if they were irritated that he was back.  Loudly, I commented that I it certainly was not our plan to do it this way.   After my husband's death, I got a hold of some of his reports and noted that the discharge summary for that hospitalization was dictated 3 days after he was readmitted the next day for pneumonia.  On that discharge summary, there were lies about how his breathing was regular and his lungs were clear on discharge.  The admisison history and physical for the admission the next day claimed that he was being admitted for community-acquired pneumonia; it sounded as if he had been discharged, gone home, and caught pneumonia from the community overnight.  The only community that my husband had been exposed to was the hospital community!!  At any rate, he almost died that day that he was readmitted.  The hospital and doctor denied having any ulterior motive to discharging him home with pneumonia.  But, the discharge summary sure did indicate that the doctor was playing CYA.


Not only do many doctors tell outright lies, but it is my opinion that they withhold information that might help you because it may not be to their benefit to share it.  For example, when the amazing, easy cure for cancer is discovered, do you think that the oncologists are going to broadcast that information?  I think not.




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