Situation:
Denied ortohpedic surgery my CBWTU physician (primary care physician). Fought his decision and won to have a combat injury repaired (received PH ). His decision was over ruled by the WTU hospital DCCS.
Due to this, he said that I must be too medically complex and therefore for the rest of my time I need to be transferred back to the WTU (for medical management purposes) which is approximately 500 miles away from my HOR. NCO's at the CBWTU told me off line that he was laughing and saying that would teach me for having his decision over ruled. Complained and at first to no avail. Newspaper article came out and due to bad press, I received a lot of visibility. The decision was immediately reversed by MEDCOM and I stayed at my HOR.
I was next refused a referral from my primary care physician to a Rheumatologist by this physician. Again, he was over ruled and was told to give me the referral (by the WTU hospital DCCS). He never did after being told multiple times, so a full month later, I set my own appointment, knowing that the directive had been given to allow the referral (ombudsman was involved) and I was in the beginning stages of the MEB process (time critical).
Just found out, and have in writing that this physican called up the Rheumatologist's office and tried to get him to change my diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and it is in the records as stating that "there will be a secondary financial gain" if I am given that diagnosis and he asked for a Dr. to Dr. phone call regarding this and gave out his personal cell phone number. Staff and the physician has indicated that he was not happy with the diagnosis.
In short, I believe that this gentleman, due to a bruised ego, is both being vindictive and practicing outside his legal boundary's by trying to get a diagnosis changed due to the potential for my receiving compensation if I am diagnosed with something. I think he has really crossed the line here and not just by a little bit. At first I just wanted to get this over with but now...I wonder if this man needs to be stopped somehow (I'm sure I am not the only one but I may be the only one with a provable record along with notes actually stating that he expressed concern for the "secondary financial gain" of a diagnosis). I believe that by having this in writing that he has tried to influence a diagnosis on me he has really opened himself up to severe scrutiny.
So, what would you do?
Denied ortohpedic surgery my CBWTU physician (primary care physician). Fought his decision and won to have a combat injury repaired (received PH ). His decision was over ruled by the WTU hospital DCCS.
Due to this, he said that I must be too medically complex and therefore for the rest of my time I need to be transferred back to the WTU (for medical management purposes) which is approximately 500 miles away from my HOR. NCO's at the CBWTU told me off line that he was laughing and saying that would teach me for having his decision over ruled. Complained and at first to no avail. Newspaper article came out and due to bad press, I received a lot of visibility. The decision was immediately reversed by MEDCOM and I stayed at my HOR.
I was next refused a referral from my primary care physician to a Rheumatologist by this physician. Again, he was over ruled and was told to give me the referral (by the WTU hospital DCCS). He never did after being told multiple times, so a full month later, I set my own appointment, knowing that the directive had been given to allow the referral (ombudsman was involved) and I was in the beginning stages of the MEB process (time critical).
Just found out, and have in writing that this physican called up the Rheumatologist's office and tried to get him to change my diagnosis of Fibromyalgia and it is in the records as stating that "there will be a secondary financial gain" if I am given that diagnosis and he asked for a Dr. to Dr. phone call regarding this and gave out his personal cell phone number. Staff and the physician has indicated that he was not happy with the diagnosis.
In short, I believe that this gentleman, due to a bruised ego, is both being vindictive and practicing outside his legal boundary's by trying to get a diagnosis changed due to the potential for my receiving compensation if I am diagnosed with something. I think he has really crossed the line here and not just by a little bit. At first I just wanted to get this over with but now...I wonder if this man needs to be stopped somehow (I'm sure I am not the only one but I may be the only one with a provable record along with notes actually stating that he expressed concern for the "secondary financial gain" of a diagnosis). I believe that by having this in writing that he has tried to influence a diagnosis on me he has really opened himself up to severe scrutiny.
So, what would you do?
