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Jan 25, 2022
7:10:10pm

doctorcoug All-American

It is one of my favorite things to do

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doctorcoug

Previous username: 1viking1
New username: Uno Doctoro
Bio page: doctorcoug
Joined: Aug 11, 2007
Last login: Oct 6, 2023
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Messages

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Time

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.

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

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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