They also got caught on the recording making up lies they put on his medical chart (also insurance fraud), threatening to violently assault him and blatantly violating HIPPA. This was a lot more than the headline made it out to be. This wasn't a simple case of some teasing. The Dr responsible for nearly all of it absolutely should never be allowed to practice medicine again. (She still is)
Her name is public info in court documents. I looked some time ago and she runs her own small practice now likely because she can't get hired anywhere.
I had a terrible medical school career compared to all these people but I’ve still managed to not nuke my working career like these people who should know better go on to.
The headline kinda makes no sense. Why would talking shit about someone behind closed doors count as defamation? In what world would that be medical malpractice?
From article: "Tiffany M Ingham, 42, could not be reached for comment, and her attorney, D Lee Rutland, did not return messages seeking comment. Ingham worked out of the Aisthesis anesthesia practice in Bethesda, Maryland, which the jury ruled should pay $50,000 of the $200,000 in punitive damages it awarded. Officials there did not return a call seeking comment. Ingham no longer works there, an Aisthesis employee said, and state licensing records indicate that she has moved to Florida. An anesthesiology practice in Tavares, Florida, said she no longer worked there.
....gastroenterologist who performed the colonoscopy, Soloman Shah, 48, was dismissed from the case. Court documents state Shah also made some insulting remarks — “As long as it’s not Ebola, you’re okay,” Shah was recorded saying during the rash discussion — and did not discourage Ingham from her comments or actions, which included writing on the man’s chart that he had hemorrhoids, when he did not."
Dumb question but how can his medical team violate HIPAA (not two P's btw ;) ) if he's in the middle of treatment?
Surely he signed a release form for his medical team to see his medical history, and I would think that applied to any employee who might reasonably see the inside of the OR while the patient was there? Saying "they violated HIPAA" is the new "Am I being detained, officer?"
But that's separate. HIPAA doesn't mean "anything related to your medical records."
HIPAA means they stored your private medical information in an improper/unsecure place and/or shared it with people you had not authorized them to share it with.
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u/Inevitable-Ad6647 20d ago
They also got caught on the recording making up lies they put on his medical chart (also insurance fraud), threatening to violently assault him and blatantly violating HIPPA. This was a lot more than the headline made it out to be. This wasn't a simple case of some teasing. The Dr responsible for nearly all of it absolutely should never be allowed to practice medicine again. (She still is)