Does anyone have experience with a PCP reporting the HCP to Adult Protective Services?
I was told if a health care proxy (HCP) disagrees with a physician, physician assistants, or nurse practitioner's order or recommendation, the physician might report the HCP to Adult Protective Services. If needed beyond that, a court order might occur.
Has this happened to anyone and what occurred? Does it involve the HCP having to report in person to court?
I think my parent's primary care physician practice did this after I would not let them put my parent on the anti-psychotic, Remeron. A specialist doctor in the past did not recommend that drug and it had bad side effects in the past with my parent where a short-term rehab placed my parent on it--knocked them out too much. Luckily APS respected my input when they called me, so nothing further happened.
Oddly it was already charted in my parent chart not to use that drug by the specialist physician. My parents primary care team failed to review the chart fully. Is this common the primary care team not reviewing the chart? The primary care physician was not aware that the health care proxy had been invoked. I found that odd and debate getting a new primary care physician who appears just out of residency.
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I have seen cases in which they use to prevent the resident from being "too active" and thus prevent falls.
Yes, I have had where my Moms records were not looked at before an antibiotic was given for a UTI. They were going to release Mom to Rehab and she had done a 180. Even my daughter, RN, thought she was dying. Checked the ingredients of the antibiotic and it had penicillin in it. Mom was allergic to it. It was in her hospital records, the hospital she was in. Another time they wanted to do a dye test but we will have to check her kidneys because the dye effects them. TG I was there because Mom only had one. Kidney and it did not work to full capacity. That also was in that hospitals records.
You must be an Advocate for your LOs. There are doctors that don't like to be questioned.