Disgusted

I am disgusted!!!!!

At about 5 pm today as I was leaving I get a message from an attorney's office. The way the message was written, it seemed as if they needed our fax number for a release of information. So I figured I would call and get them the number quick. BIG MISTAKE...HUGE!

Nope they had already faxed over info and the attorney wanted to speak with me about one of our patients. Not only did he want to speak with me but had the mom in his office and put me on speaker phone. The child in question is 5 or 6 and has MRCP (mental retardation and cerebral palsy) I believe he was an ex 25 week preterm infant. It is very unfortunate but it does happen at times. He is also a twin. Mom is suing the Dr. who delivered the child for damages, which if you ask me is ridiculous. Well, they are going to supenoa me to testify about the patients recent care. Now we first met the pt in 2006 and have NONE of his previous records. We have not seen the pt since July because mom misses every appointment we make for her. We have bent over backwards to accommodate her and her excuses as to why she misses appointments are pathetic. I think our office has only seen him 3 or 4 times. Mom does not take him to his specialists appointments either. Is the pt ever going to be a normal kid, no unfortunately, but his quality of life would be a heck of a lot better if mom did what she was supposed to. Now the lawyers want us to bend over backwards to get him an appointment in our office before his trial. Umm No. He has had a multiple appointments and missed them, he does not get to go to the front of the line.

The lawyer said he was going to call back on Monday and if that is the case, you can bet your life I am going to tell him it is likely in his clients best interest NOT to supenoa me.