Interference by Administrators in the DoctorPatient Relationship Interference by Department Administrators in the Doctor-Patient Relationship I asked an Internal Medicine intern at a teaching hospital. Whether he was interested in becoming my primary care physician (PCP). My statement provided a brief overview of my background. In health outcomes research as well as two of my prescription medications. He responded that he would be happy to serve as my primary care physician. He came off as professional, humble, and sincere. I established a new doctorpatient connection. I phoned my previous doctor’s office to arrange for the transfer of my medical information. He immediately told that office that I must be unhappy and looking for a new doctor. I also gave the resident doctor a copy of one of my professional presentations at a healthcare conference. Confidential material from my medical records.
Resident doctors The resident doctors are not accessible for clinic every day of the week. They are not even here while they conduct their ICU rotation, according to a department administrator. In addition, the resident doctor’s policy in the
Internal Medicine department would not enable him to write me a medical prescription for off-label use. Finally, she expressed concern that I had ordered and correctly evaluated my blood tests in the past. The administrator’s attitude mirrors one of the most common criticisms of the healthcare system among Americans. The system is coming at them. Demanding they receive health care in a predefined framework the facility is used to. But this eliminates any possibility of tailored treatment based on the needs of individual patients.
“thoughtful attention” The administrator did not give her data enough “thoughtful attention”. I don’t need to see my PCP every day or even once a month. My medical history shows that I only see my current doctor once a year. And the doctor before him only once every 15 months. As a result, the administrator made her decision based on her lack of knowledge of the facts. A large majority of patients who see the doctors at this teaching hospital want to teach what to do and how to feel. I am the polar opposite; I accept personal responsibility for and management of my health, as recommended by health care reform. It works for me to have a more equal, collaborative relationship with my PCP. And that appears to be the true reason for the administrator’s meddling. Medical malpractice rates show in studies to decrease when health care services are provided in a non-paternalistic manner. Because of the lower danger of litigation, more healthcare systems across the country are moving to a non-paternalistic paradigm.
ANALYSIS OF THE LAW The Establishment of a Doctor-Patient Relationship The first question to examine is whether a doctor-patient connection developed result of this fact pattern. When I offered the Internal Medicine resident doctor personal information about two off-label drugs. I take, it was similar to a prospective client contacting a lawyer with facts about his case to see. Whether the professional would be willing to help him. This method of contacting a lawyer does not establish an attorney-client relationship. The lawyer, on the other hand, has an ethical obligation to keep the information supplied by the potential client discreet. Likewise, the resident doctor had an ethical obligation to keep the information I gave to him privately. If a lawsuit filed to enforce this contract, I am convinced that the plaintiff would prevail over any attempt by the teaching hospital’s counsel. In order to, dismiss the litigation based on the lack of a contract. Because the resident doctor will not be licensed. The defendant may try to argue that no contract could be created. “A resident physician is a graduate and licensed physician receiving training in a specialty. Usually in a hospital,” according to the
website http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/resident+physician. The resident’s license status would not impede the creation of an enforceable contract for treatment in the supervised residents’ clinic, as we have in this fact pattern.
Tennessee’s Tortious Interference Statute (Tennessee’s Tortious Interference Statute) “Procurement of violation of contracts prohibited – Damages,” according to Tenn. Code Ann. 47-50-109. The administrator tainted my doctor-patient connection. By interfering with the resident doctor’s ability to accomplish his duties under our contract. As a result, she induced a breach of contract. The administrator would argue that she was only doing her job. But that is no excuse for interfering with a doctorpatient relationship that is already in place.