Personally, I though it was terrible. A bunch of anecdotes put together to tell a story.
She “worries” is worthy of an article? (btw: what doc-in-the-box would dx kidney hemorrhage for an otherwise health 20 year old?)
Every student has health insurance so there is no reason to wait “weeks”. Are there not any docs in town seeing new patients?
Unlike a leaking kidney, these two diseases are common on college-age kids, so missing them is bad.
So what? They are nothing more than a doctor’s or primary care office. And all doctors and nurses and other health care professionals are licensed by the state.
Clearly opinion wrapped up in an article.
Fair point, but how many Medicaid students were impacted by this data review? (They don’t say, so we have way of knowing if its relevant.)
Yes, that’s true, but what does it have to do with the gist of the article: “examined thousands of pages of medical records and court documents…mistakes…misdiagnoses”
Of course, nor should they. Anyone sick enough with COVID should be transferred to the local hospital. A student health clinic is not the place for a COVID patient needing care. Similarly, no primary care clinic is appropriate for an COVID patient needing care.
In other words, she ‘lost’ the case; they paid her to go away. Her attorney probably didn’t even cover his/her costs.
Says who, the student? Did WaPo find that in the doctor’s notes? Did they confirm this fact before going to print? (ECG’s are pretty easy to read, so any doc with two eyeballs should be able to do it.)
Unfortunately, Universities can’t afford to hire the best and brightest to staff their clinics. Anyone who thinks that the Duke student health clinic is equal in quality of care to the Duke Hospital is fooling themselves.