GEN: Patient deception

From: Garry Siegel (garrys@mindspring.com)
Sun Mar 12 13:13:11 2000


This past week, while out of town, an Ob patient who had a genetic amnio directly called the genetics lab, and identified herself as a practice employee looking for her results. The lab smelled this as wrong (probably because she called earlier than the result would be available, and because this lab faxes them religiously when ready), and notified our office. The patient apparently tried a couple of days later, too.

Well, the results got faxed to my office, and the patient knows them (all is normal). I plan to discuss this directly with the patient ASAP, as it has made us all rather uncomfortable.

Any thoughts?

Garry

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Garry E. Siegel, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Roswell, GA
Private Practice




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