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TygrBright

(21,170 posts)
5. Tell the doctors.
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 04:50 PM
Dec 2016

You can't expect them or their staff to discuss it with you-- they're bound by law NOT to. But that doesn't apply to you, giving them information.

We usually recommend you talk to one of the nurses, give the patient's name and DOB, and tell them something along the lines of "I'm calling to give you relevant information about medication you've prescribed for this person (list the prescription(s) THAT office/doc prescribed) because you may not be aware that this patient is also taking (names and dosage of medications) prescribed for them by (names of doctors and office phones.) I understand you can't discuss this patient's treatment with me, but I'm concerned about whether these medications are being coordinated among all the prescribing physicians, so I wanted to be sure you had this information."

And then leave it with them.

Hopefully, the nurses will get in touch with nurses at the other practices, and then flag one or more doctors, and/or contact the patient and/or anyone the patient has signed a release of information to share information with.

Good luck!

helpfully,
Bright

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