Re: depressingby (no login)Welcome to the world of medicine. It is suprising that he went to see an orthopod "2 weeks ago" after you hadn't seen him in 2 months? And then for him to call you personally and berate you for not catching his 'cellulitis' from an interdigital fissure? The patient appears misinformed. If the orthopod was wise, he should have called you "the established podiatrist" and let you handle the situation. The most common law suits that I have had to review (as expert testimony, etc) is doctors who belittle and slander others. It's probably wise to touch base with all the local primaries and orthopods. As long as you have everything documented from his last visit, you have nothing to fear, even if he would have lost his foot. If the patient is diabetic, educate and document diabetic education and education on the 'signs of foot cellulitis'. Once this is in the chart, it protects you from patients who don't recognize the problem and wait until its too late. Then , the next time a patient calls you complaining that you didn't look into your crystal ball, you can tell him/her why its important to see your podiatrist regularly and not run to some other doctor who has never seen them before. Al Kline DPM http://www.podassociates.net from IP address 24.175.161.120 Goto Forum Home |
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