On Thursday 15 February 2007 10:51, Cedric Meyerowitz wrote:
> I phone the consultant in charge asking informing him that nowhere on
> discharge summary does it make diagnses of Schizophrenia.  If he / she
> tells me patient has it, I ask for an appended summary to be faxed - which
> happens. If patient does not have Schizophrenia I ask Consultant to write a
> hospital script and nursing home picks it up from hospital Pharmacy.  If he
> declines I ask him what must I do.  They quickly help sort it out.
>
> I find this solves the problem.  I actually once told a RMO that the famly
> paid $100.00 for script privately and they are now coming to see him to get
> the money back.  I had a phonecall from Consultant to please explain -
> which I did.  Since then compliance from that Consultant much better.
>
> The big problem is the waste of time getting hold of thec guilty consultant
> / RMO
>
> Cedric

Cedric, I don't understand:

- is the result of this that you comply on paper (by somebody else making a 
fake diagnosis in order to satisfy nonsensical bureaucrat demands)

- or is the result that the consultant changes therapy, and if so, what are 
the outcomes in your experience? 

I am very interested in this because this is one of the few areas where I 
reckon the PBS has got it entirely wrong to the detriment of both patients 
and taxpayers

Horst
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