Insurance Denied by Dr Bertha with 2 weeks to surgery date

 
Oh, one other issue.  Are you aware that not all US medical schools are using the Hippocratic Oath anymore?  Many haven't been for many years.  They are permitting the student body to write their own in some medical schools. 

Well THAT is not comforting!  I think they should post their ethical standards on the walls of their offices so that the patients can decide whether this is someone they want treating themselves or their families.  I, for one, would not want to see a physician who felt he/she was unable to promise to at least "try" to do no harm!

I don't have a problem with a medical professional getting a fair payment for their services, but I do think this doctor should have informed his patients with this insurance that there was a dispute with the insurance company, especially for those patients who would be expected to have their surgery around the time the doc was ready to drop the contract.  I don't feel that was ethical behavior and I would complain both to the insurance comissioner and to the state medical society.

 
Why is it a problem?  They make their own oath.  Just because they don't use the Hippocratic oath doesn't mean their own oath isn't perhaps better.  The Hippocratic oath is for new docs that they swear upon the healing Gods several issues.  If they don't believe in multi-healing Gods, wouldn't it be a little weird to say the oath?

The Hippocratic oath also has the doctor swear to the healing Gods that he will not cause abortion and he will not give a lethal drug even if asked.  Some believe in abortion and some believe in assisted suicide.

So it's really not that great, I wouldn't take that oath.

I'm all about full disclosure.  If a doctor takes the Hippocratic oath (and means it) you know where he/she is at.  I just want to know what sort of oath they took - it may be better, it may be worse.

 
I don't really agree with you on this one.  Just because someone takes an oath does not mean they 'really mean it' at all.  How many doctors do you think over the last 100 years really believe in specific healing Gods?  (Can't remember their names right now.)  Do you really think that all the docs that are willing to do abortions really believed in the oath?

To be honest, it's kinda like saying people never lie in court because they took an oath.

How do you know if they really meant it or not?

If you google it you will very likely find a lot of the oaths people are writing to replace the Hippocratic one.