The National Practitioner data bank is a registry of all physicians who have ever had a judgment against them, a suspension of privileges or a licensure difficulty. Should there not be a similar registry of problem patients and/or attorneys?
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Ed
What is good for the goose should be good for the gander.I know I would not treat a person, unless it was an emergency, if they have a history of sueing physicians.
Elmer
you have the Hippocratic oath to submit to-its on your concious.
Eagles Fly
What is a doctor's oath of office? He treats anyone who walks through the door. There is no prejudice.
STEVEN F
Morally, you already have that right. Legally, you never will.
njyogibear
it's a slippery slope for a doctor to start turning away patients for doing something the doctor doesn't like. should you be able to turn away patients because they kick their dog or throw litter on the sidewalk or if they vote democrat and you are a republican? also, the mere fact that someone filed a malpractice suit doesn't tell you the whole story--maybe the doctor did surgery while drunk, or on drugs, or raped his patient, or amputated the wrong limb or something that can't be defended. Lots of doctors have substance abuse problems and if negligence by such a person caused you harm, you might need to sue to pay the medical bills to correct the problem.
Orignal From: Tips: I work as a physician. Shoiuld I (morally) be able to decline a patient who is a known malpractice litigant?
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