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Jan 24, 2022
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goofball
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Great point. It grows everywhere. The contamination could come
From your son as they were gathering the sample. A contaminated sample doesnt mean the lab screwed up. It just means it wasn't found in the blood.
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Anyone contested a hospital bill for hospital error/contaminated test?
brules
1/24/22 10:04pm
I'd start by calling them and telling them what happened and see if they will
UNLVcougar
1/24/22 10:10pm
Don’t get me started on hospitals and the dishonesty that goes on there.
antiyewt
1/24/22 10:18pm
Explain this to your insurer, maybe?
squidmark
1/24/22 10:23pm
I contested a bill with IHC. Their patient advocate team is actually awesome.
wannnacruise
1/24/22 10:23pm
Contesting a bill with the fincial team is a good idea. They might write off a bunch of the bill because of what happen
doctorcoug
1/24/22 10:25pm
In my case, I waited for everything to run its course through insurance
wannnacruise
1/24/22 10:28pm
I have had success asking for a discount when I explain that I am willing to pay
RexIdaCoug
1/25/22 4:45am
Please explain about all these times when Dr's didn't provide appropriate care.
doctorcoug
1/25/22 6:22am
RE: Please explain about all these times when Dr's didn't provide appropriate
RexIdaCoug
1/25/22 7:38am
This sounds miserable. I'm sorry you had to go through this. This type of thing is my expertise, figuring out the
doctorcoug
1/25/22 6:07pm
Better you than me. I'm the one who sends them to other specialists.
kiyoshige
1/25/22 6:39pm
It is one of my favorite things to do
doctorcoug
1/25/22 7:10pm
She had eagle's syndrome
RexIdaCoug
1/25/22 7:20pm
here i am thinking pseudotumor cerebri or pituitary adenoma
kiyoshige
1/26/22 10:02am
Sounds like an intern got the call at 5 AM about positive cultures and the red flags go off (as they should). The
doctorcoug
1/24/22 10:23pm
Appreciate that insight from your perspective.
brules
1/24/22 10:34pm
I've never considered staph epi to be a human error. It grows on the skin and is everywhere. It is just one of those
doctorcoug
1/24/22 10:51pm
Great point. It grows everywhere. The contamination could come
goofball
1/24/22 10:57pm
Or it could be that it took a while to culture out
redraider88
1/25/22 5:53am
I'm assuming you took your 1 month old in for fever
kiyoshige
1/24/22 11:39pm
I agree with your general premise, but…
redraider88
1/25/22 5:58am
Newborn fever is absolutely a workup and LP. Failure to do so is a mistake
doctorcoug
1/25/22 6:24am
As I said, our medical environment dictates this
kiyoshige
1/25/22 6:32am
We once knew we owed the hospital about $2000 and called to pay and they told us
Trent
1/25/22 12:03am
I remember waiting for an OB bill from a doc that was my favorite OB in residency. Waited and waited. Never came. I
doctorcoug
1/25/22 6:27am
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