January 9, 2007

• Latest Adventure

     A patient called last week, when I was almost alone in the office and was desparate for her pain medication to be refilled.  I pulled her chart which clearly said “no refills”.  Told her I was sorry, but it says “no refills” plainly… she was so desparate sounding and pleading so I said, “well, I can ask the other doctor about a one time fill just so you can make it to your appointment… but….  I will have to call you back.”  I was dreading calling her back and telling her “no”, but lo and behold she called me back sounding very “relieved” and saying she had found some “old samples” she could use until her appointment.  I said, “ok!” 

  
  

     This week when I went in to work, the pharmacy had faxed a couple pages wanting it verified that a “kathy, had called in a refill for this particular pain medication on such & such a date for that very patient.  I thought that explains a lot.  She called me back after she got my name, letting me off the hook, because she was gonna call it in herself.  I called the Pharmacy and told them I in no way ordered that refill…. and he said a detective was investigating that particular person for drug abuse and fraud, etc.  I got to give a written testimony… and write a letter of dismissal to the patient from care at our office.  I now have a different name I use when calling in scripts.    

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