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Re: Difficult patient--update From: Garry E. Siegel, M.D. (garrys@mindspring.com) Fri Oct 31 20:35:48 1997 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: S.D.Sholkoff, MD: "Re: Hystersonography catheter" Previous message: ATFSOCCER@aol.com: "Re: Take it or leave it..." In reply to: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Difficult patient" Next in thread: Marco A. Pelosi, III, MD: "Re: Difficult patient" At Wed, 8 Oct 1997, Garry E. Siegel, M.D. wrote: > >At Tue, 07 Oct 1997, douglas krell wrote: >> >>What would you do with this difficult patient? >> >Doug: > >If you want her to continue as a patient, then be your normal friendly >self. If you feel that it will do some good to confront them with an >explanation of how much "extra work" they were, then do so. You could >offend, and lose a patient and get bad PR. > >I have had a very similar couple (and they had an abnormal AFP), and >chose to basically ignore it at the 6 week visit, allowing them to >decide whether to come back or not. > >She since has had another annual exam. > >If you do not enjoy having her as a patient, and don't want to keep her, >tell her so, and discharge her. > >Garry > **Well, a few days ago, I was making rounds at one of the 2 hospitals I go to, and I saw this difficult patient's chart on the desk, and she had just had her second delivery with another doctor! I guess she decided to go elsewhere. My ego hopes it was due to insurance (I should have peeked at her chart), but I bet she just wanted a different doctor. Frankly, as much as one hates to lose patients, and as much at it wounds the old pride a bit, I wasn't upset, and, in fact, my office staff who knew her well responded in unison, "Good riddance." Garry > >**information on this forum is for educational purposes only, and is not intended to establish a physician-patient relationship, or to replace medical care or advice. Please consult your physician before choosing to act on information transmitted. > >**Private email responses cannot be answered due to tiem constraints, so these will not receive a response. Thank you for your understanding. > -- Garry E. Siegel, M.D., FACOG Private Practice Roswell, Ga. Next message: S.D.Sholkoff, MD: "Re: Hystersonography catheter" Previous message: ATFSOCCER@aol.com: "Re: Take it or leave it..." In reply to: Garry E. Siegel, M.D.: "Re: Difficult patient" Next in thread: Marco A. Pelosi, III, MD: "Re: Difficult patient"

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