Nancy Lawson, the complainant, alleges that during two different office visits to Access Family Care Clinic, Dr. Younger, MD felt her arms inappropriately and when he did so he briefly touched her breast. She also alleges Dr. Younger felt her legs from her ankles to her mid-thigh when she only had arthritic knees. Ms. Lawson stated she found out he had been fired from two other area hospitals The investigation revealed that Dr. Younger was terminated from Access Family Medical Care Clinic for inappropriate sexual comments he made to staff before this complaint was known. He also was terminated from Mercy Hospital Joplin, MO prior to 2011 for inappropriate sexual comments he made to staff. Later, he stated a complaint was made alleging he …show more content…
Ms. Lawson stated her regular physician was retiring; therefore, she sought a new physician at Access Family Care Clinic for her condition of arthritis in both knees. The first time she was at the clinic two nurses were present when Dr. Younger examined her and nothing unusual happened. At the March 17, 2017 office visit there was no nurse present. Dr. Younger asked her to sit on the exam table and then he began to feel her legs starting at her ankles slowly moving up to her mid thighs before he stopped. Ms. Lawson stated he did this in a manner where he squeezed her legs inappropriately and it made her feel uncomfortable. She didn’t understand why he had to feel her legs in that manner when her problem was with her knees. After this Dr. Younger took Ms. Lawson’s right arm and felt it in a massaging manner from her wrist up to her shoulder. He then took her left arm and squeezed it in the same slow manner, only this time he brushed the side of her left breast. This touching of her breast lasted about two seconds. She stated she has no deterioration of her wrist or elbows in either …show more content…
Hope told Ms. Lawson she would help her find a new physician as Access Family Care Clinic wasn’t filing anymore of Ms. Lawson’s prescriptions. Ms. Lawson was also told she’d have to seek outside counselling. She wasn’t given any written notice that she was fired as a patient just received verbal information from Hope. Lawson states her incident report case was investigated by Detective Beckham, Joplin Police Department, 303 East 3rd Joplin, MO. Phone number: 417-623-3131. The case number was 17-007541. Detective Beckham told Ms. Lawson that he called Dr. Younger and scheduled an interview for August 29, 2017, however, Dr. Younger called him back on August 27, 2017 and cancelled his interview stating that was on advice from his attorney. This investigator contacted the Joplin Police Department Detective Division and was told by the secretary that the case was presented to the Jasper County Prosecutor’s Office by Detective Beckham and the Prosecutor declined to file charges. Ms. Lawson said Dr. Younger worked at Mercy Hospital and Freeman Hospitals in satellite offices in Neosho, Mt. Vernon, and Cassville, Missouri as well, as Joplin, Missouri. Interview of Dr. Charles Bentlage, On December 29, 2017, I interviewed Dr. Bentlage, Medical Director for Access Family Care Clinic at his office in Joplin,
through a public way online, which seemed very unprofessional. I think the outcome of her getting fired
The MEH Department’s decision that led to Doolittle not being hired was made in Fort Worth, Texas, where Dr. Jarrard works. _____ Decl. ¶ _____. All records that BNSF has reflecting the medical information collected by BNSF (or its contractor) about Doolittle for purposes of evaluating him for employment are maintained by BNSF in Fort Worth, Texas. Kowalkowski Decl. ¶ _____. Likewise, BNSF’s employment-related records relating to Doolittle as an applicant for a position at BNSF are maintained by BNSF in Fort Worth, Texas. Obermiller Decl. ¶ _____.
Carole noticed while in the tertiary care how the staff seemed to be overworked. She also felt that they did not talk to each other and when they did, she felt left out and her opinions were not considered. Her primary care physician was not informed of Carol’s progress, neither did she know about any post-stroke support. Physiotherapy waiting list was extremely long. On multiple occasions she could not tell her care providers about each other for fear of repercussions. This eventually led to two uncoordinated treatment plans, as they “were not funded” to talk to each other.
The Crowded Clinic Case Study (Colorado State University - Global, n.d.) discusses the issues of practice management as they apply to access to care. Access to care may be as inconvenient as lengthy patient wait times to issues far more serious that may have a profound effect on the health and well-being of a single patient or an entire cohort.
I have been a patient of the OBGYN side of Lone Star Circle of Care for years but just recently my primary care doctor stopped taking my insurance. So I made a new patient appointment with the Ben White location in Austin, Texas with Dr. Rivera for the 17th of February. I checked in on the 17th and sat down to wait. Thirty minutes went by and I asked the front desk if they knew how far behind Dr. Rivera was. The front desk did not seem interested in this question but did ask a person that came from the back how far behind Dr. Rivera would be. I didn’t get an answer but the front desk at that time did write in on the “Doctor running late” board that she was running thirty minutes behind. I sat down and waited, after another 12 minutes I asked for an
Culver, APRN, who specializes in adult health and has been a practicing APRN for over 10 years at a busy private family practice in Louisville, KY. She described her role as working within a team of medical staff consisting of two other advanced practice nurses, two registered nurses, one licensed practical nurse, four support and office staff, and a working collaboration with two internal medicine physicians. Her scope of practice includes telephone triage and seeing, treating and discharging patients with minor illness who need a same-day appointment as well as patients with long-term health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. She serves a diverse (White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian) middle age to older adult population living in the community in the city of Louisville and surrounding areas. My basis for choosing J.M.C. for this interview is my professional goal of practicing in the primary care setting after I obtain my graduate degree and successfully pass the state licensure board and receive certification to practice as an advanced practice nurse in the state of Kentucky. I believe the opportunity to speak with her allowed me to gain insight into this area of practice as well as see how the core competencies are understood and applied in advanced practice
Facts of the Case – In December 2005, Farrow alleged that Dr. Strange, the Medical Director of Radiology for St. Francis, made sexual propositions to her. Farrow stated that she rejected those advances and reported them to the human resources department. She then states that in February 2006, Dr. Strange made a sexually inappropriate comment to her. Farrow then stated that she informed the supervisor of Radiology, Eric Bandon, about the unwanted advances that she received from Dr. Strange and explained how the made her uncomfortable and made it difficult for her to work with him. Farrow claims that Bandon told her that he would look into it but he never ended up getting back to her about the issue. Farrow also contends that Dr. Strange made defamatory statements about the quality of her work. Specifically, she alleged that Dr. Strange falsely accused her of changing doctor’s orders and ignoring his instructions. She also claims that he berated, yelled, intimidated, and harassed her in front of other employees. Moreover, in October 2006, Farrow put documentation into her personnel file concerning Dr. Strange’s and St. Francis’ actions. She
On admission, a complete physical assessment was performed along with a blood and metabolic panel. The assessment revealed many positive and negative findings. J.P. was positive for dyspnea and a productive cough. She also was positive for dysuria and hematuria, but negative for flank pain. After close examination of her integumentary and musculoskeletal system, the examiner discovered a shiny firm shin on the right lower extremity with +2 edema complemented by severe pain. A set of baseline vitals were also performed revealing a blood pressure of 124/80, pulse of 87 beats per minute, oxygen saturation of 99%, temperature of 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit, and respiration of 12 breaths per minute. The blood and metabolic panel exposed several abnormal labs. A red blood cell count of 3.99, white blood cell count of 22.5, hemoglobin of 10.9, hematocrit of 33.7%, sodium level of 13, potassium level of 3.1, carbon dioxide level of 10, creatinine level of 3.24, glucose level of 200, and a BUN level of 33 were the abnormal labs.
Medical practice interviews and site visits included a rehabilitation facility, an out-patient dialysis clinic, a dental practice office, and a site visit to a men’s shelter for free dental services by the above dental staff. These practices all provided diet, health, and wellness education for
It is no secret that the current healthcare reform is a contentious matter that promises to transform the way Americans view an already complex healthcare system. The newly insured population is expected to increase by an estimated 32 million while facing an expected shortage of up to 44,000 primary care physicians within the next 12 years (Doherty, 2010). Amidst these already overwhelming challenges, healthcare systems are becoming increasingly scrutinized to identify ways to improve cost containment and patient access (Curits & Netten, 2007). “Growing awareness of the importance of health promotion and disease prevention, the increased complexity of community-based care, and the need to use scarce human healthcare resources, especially family physicians, far more efficiently and effectively, have resulted in increased emphasis on primary healthcare renewal.” (Bailey, Jones & Way, 2006, p. 381).
As the EAI team was discussing Molly’s case, one of the ED Residents made a few telephone calls. Molly’s PCP reported that during her last visit about 2 weeks ago, Mollie was alert and able to respond to questions appropriately. He confirmed that Mollie’s daughter and son in law have experienced psychiatric problems, adding that the son in law has expressed anger regarding Mollie’s living arrangements. The home health care agency was contacted. The RN and aide both report they have never met the son in law and have had very limited contact with Mollie’s daughter. When contacted by telephone, the daughter provided no explanation for Mollie’s extensive bruises noted on admission to the hospital. The daughter stated that Mollie did not fall, but in fact lowered herself to the floor in an effort to draw
“On October 21, 2012 Sergeant William Butler and Officer Samantha Brown stopped a car in the 2000 block of East Street for failure to yield the right of way to a pedestrian. In the course of the car stop it was determined the driver was Jeffery Cox. According to the DMV registration information, Mr. Cox owned the car. Sitting in the car front passenger seat was Amanda Watson. When the officers checked on any outstanding warrants on the occupants of the vehicle, they received a positive response on Ms. Watson. Police arrested her based on an outstanding arrest warrant for misdemeanor shoplifting. When Ms. Watson was ordered out of the vehicle to be handcuffed Sgt. Butler noticed a plastic bag of a substance he suspected to be crack cocaine lying on the front seat where Watson had been sitting. Incident to the arrest on the warrant, Sgt. Brown searched Ms. Watson and found $650 in small denomination bills but no devices with which to ingest crack cocaine.”
As this case study is evaluated we look at who is involved. This case involves a 44 year old patient this is the plaintiff in this case. The issue began when the patient noticed bumps on his wrist; one may think that this
After moving to the United States, I took the initiative to familiarize myself with the US healthcare system by doing many clinical rotations in different family practice and pediatric clinics in Houston, TX. After these rotations, I was enamored with the delivery of public health measures in each clinic, according to the US public health standards.
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