Your call...I am amazed at how slowly they are acknowledging females and CH. I know I brutally tease Linda that you guys all have migrains and fake drama by calling it CH......but sadly you have about 30 years of  what they call "known facts" to overcome.

I was at my neuro yesterday and he had one of those big phamaceutical ads for some migrain drug hanging up with a detailed analysis of the 3 major headache types, Migrain, Stress and CH, and the ratio of men to women who suffer them. Migrains...3-2.....with more women then men...Clusters??? 10-1...favoring men.

Anybody on this board knows those numbers don't represent reality.......but sadly that's the ingrained doctrine you're up against. (If Linda asks I DID NOT admit women get CH )

Just one more reason to get so damned frustrated at how slow the medical community can be to change.

Jo

Can I post this guy's name here as someone NOT to go to?  Does that violate the agreement in some way or put CH.com at risk for libel?

Filing complaints against egotistical uneducated doctors does nothing to help the cause. You cant break through the arrogance to change the ignorance.

File an appeal with workmens comp if you need to but other than that just find a Doc that can treat you properly if you haven't already.

why do these people get involved with medicine in first place?

since i am from another country can't say much as i dont know how things work there except that if you can afford it,go for it.
If not for you for the shake of the next one who will be unlucky as you to stand in the line of that idiot.

You can, and probably should file a complaint about this doctor. There are also on-line reviews of doctors so you can probably post your experience there.

Finding a GOOD doctor is ultimately more important for you.

Best of luck and sorry for your treatment at the hands of an a@@...

Ray

I'm a bit confused here.  Have they cut you off WC?  From what I remember, one has to be able to return to work without limitations before benefits can be terminated.

That aside, what you could do is have your treating physican send a letter to this doctor and the insuror, correcting this doctor's misinformation.

Also, this is copied from the AMA website

Principles of Medical Ethics
Preamble
The medical profession has long subscribed to a body of ethical statements developed primarily for the benefit of the patient. As a member of this profession, a physician must recognize responsibility to patients first and foremost, as well as to society, to other health professionals, and to self. The following Principles adopted by the American Medical Association are not laws, but standards of conduct which define the essentials of honorable behavior for the physician.

Principles of medical ethics
I. A physician shall be dedicated to providing competent medical care, with compassion and respect for human dignity and rights.

II. A physician shall uphold the standards of professionalism, be honest in all professional interactions, and strive to report physicians deficient in character or competence, or engaging in fraud or deception, to appropriate entities.

III. A physician shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes in those requirements which are contrary to the best interests of the patient.

IV. A physician shall respect the rights of patients, colleagues, and other health professionals, and shall safeguard patient confidences and privacy within the constraints of the law.

V. A physician shall continue to study, apply, and advance scientific knowledge, maintain a commitment to medical education, make relevant information available to patients, colleagues, and the public, obtain consultation, and use the talents of other health professionals when indicated.
VI. A physician shall, in the provision of appropriate patient care, except in emergencies, be free to choose whom to serve, with whom to associate, and the environment in which to provide medical care.

VII. A physician shall recognize a responsibility to participate in activities contributing to the improvement of the community and the betterment of public health.

VIII. A physician shall, while caring for a patient, regard responsibility to the patient as paramount.

IX. A physician shall support access to medical care for all people.

I agree with Bob.
A complaint in and of itself is fine but to be taken seriously you do not want to come off as hysterical or someone with an axe to grind (not that you would or do come off that way but the point remains).

Base the complaint in facts - i.e. that he categorically stated that women can't get CH (which is just a plain old ignorant statement...) and these erroneous statements caused you such and such damage or distress. 

As for the dictation prior to the appt, the permissibility of that action is dependent on HOW MUCH he dictated - i.e. if he was dictating the history of the event, the past medical history, the social or family history - these are permissible.  If he dictated the subjective part of the note - i.e. the part of the note in which the patient discusses his/her symptoms or concerns in his/her own words - PRIOR to actually getting that information from the patient, well, that's a no-no to say the least...

Do something for all the women who will go after you and who have this wretched affliction.  It doesn't have to take up your whole day, but I agree with Lettucehead above.  Make it short, stick to the facts, and get to the point, but get it on record so he doesn't put this burden of misdiagnosis on anyone else.  I remember what it was like to have my husband misdiagnosed (7 times) and I actually cried when we got a real diagnosis (because I knew he wasn't a hypochondriac, or had sinus infections, or had some emotional disorder, or rotting teeth, or unfocused vision. . .or. . .or. . .)  at this time, I do have to say thank you to the Cleveland Clinic and the National Headache Foundation and a very good neurologist who finally ended our journey through a forest of doctors who were doing their best but were not informed.  Doctors are a lot like mechanics, they troubleshoot, and sometimes they don't get it right, but if they don't know something exists (and who could know about everything) they can't diagnose it properly.

Brew wrote on Jun 20^th, 2010 at 11:07am:


And then, if that doesn't work. Write the letter of letters to him and make sure he understands how you REALLY feel about him....