tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post7204011973276218140..comments2023-08-15T09:39:41.235-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: Medical Touristsrlbateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-15596193723498337172008-06-24T18:45:00.000-05:002008-06-24T18:45:00.000-05:00I'm not proposing to do the postop care or complic...I'm not proposing to do the postop care or complication care for free. But if the patient with a complication shows up in the ER, we have no choice but to care for them. Why make them go that route?rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-86751879488852227052008-06-24T17:56:00.000-05:002008-06-24T17:56:00.000-05:00there is also the money problem here -- you cop mo...there is also the money problem here -- you cop most of the liability, with almost none of the pay. would your answer be different if it was not a former patient of yours?DHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00251680600047999918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-47148245614468933202008-06-23T09:34:00.000-05:002008-06-23T09:34:00.000-05:00Here, if you see the patient you can be sued. I do...Here, if you see the patient you can be sued. I don't think we will be able to stop the patients from doing international med tourism. So I'm just trying to think of a way to help protect them (from themselves?). To protect our own butts from law suits, I think we would have to write well worded notes in our patients charts that we cautioned them against said trip, but if you insist here is my information for the doctor.rlbateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236331355857884458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-55960619425482729932008-06-23T09:29:00.000-05:002008-06-23T09:29:00.000-05:00The national problem is a lot easier to solve beca...The national problem is a lot easier to solve because everyone has basically the same standards and practices. How do you manage a patient that has had substandard care? If they present with a complication the choice is simple but if you become part of the health care team do you also become liable? In Ontario my collegues will often see my patients when they go back to school and vice versa but i don't think I'd want to be part of an international team as a cost savings measure.Ian Furst https://www.blogger.com/profile/11795888117578055704noreply@blogger.com