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Title: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: MillCreek on February 08, 2017, 07:42:02 AM: http://www.seattletimes.com/business/clinic-falsely-told-dozens-they-had-alzheimers-suits-say/

The risk manager read this with his mouth hanging open in shock. If I was the Board of this clinic, I would be firing a number of the leadership for letting this happen. The clinic will also be having problems with the liability coverage likely not covering the lawsuits.
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: RoadKingLarry on February 08, 2017, 08:26:17 AM: Can Alzheimer's be induced? Being the not very nice person that I am I think that would be a fitting punishment for the good doctor.
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: Hawkmoon on February 08, 2017, 12:08:01 PM: If I had hung around the university for one more year I could have gotten a Ph.D. in Architecture, and you louts would have to call me Doctor What's-his-name instead of just What's-his-name. I wonder what kind of clinics I could have opened as Doctor Architect?
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: KD5NRH on February 08, 2017, 01:21:17 PM: Quote from: Hawkmoon on February 08, 2017, 12:08:01 PM
If I had hung around the university for one more year I could have gotten a Ph.D. in Architecture, and you louts would have to call me Doctor What's-his-name instead of just What's-his-name. I wonder what kind of clinics I could have opened as Doctor Architect?

You could start a reality show sort of like Fashion Emergency for butt ugly houses.
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: AJ Dual on February 08, 2017, 01:42:05 PM: False diagnosis of Alzheimer's is a bitch. Because the patients won't forget you gave it.
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: MechAg94 on February 08, 2017, 02:02:18 PM: Quote from: RoadKingLarry on February 08, 2017, 08:26:17 AM
Can Alzheimer's be induced? Being the not very nice person that I am I think that would be a fitting punishment for the good doctor.

Yes, a bullet to the head will make you forget a lot of stuff. Very acute though. =)
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: Scout26 on February 08, 2017, 02:04:46 PM: Quote from: AJ Dual on February 08, 2017, 01:42:05 PM
False diagnosis of Alzheimer's is a bitch. Because the patients won't forget you gave it.

And thaaaaaaat's the thread folks. Thanks for playing, have a nice day...
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: Bob F. on February 09, 2017, 08:56:47 PM: An Ohio story from the Seattle Times? I seem to recall a hoax here fairly recently along the same lines; non-existant Seattle paper with a Texas story maybe.

Somebody with better search-fu?
Title: Re: A medical clinic management failure on so many levels
Post by: MillCreek on February 09, 2017, 11:47:44 PM: Quote from: Bob F. on February 09, 2017, 08:56:47 PM
An Ohio story from the Seattle Times? I seem to recall a hoax here fairly recently along the same lines; non-existant Seattle paper with a Texas story maybe.

Somebody with better search-fu?

As you can see from the byline, the story is from the Associated Press:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ALZHEIMERS_WRONG_DIAGNOSES_OHOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-02-08-01-10-57

https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome-psyapi2&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&q=associated%20press%20toledo%20clinic&oq=associated%20press%20toledo%20clinic&rlz=1CAACAG_enUS719US719&aqs=chrome..69i57.6401j0j7