Originally Posted by
HawkOwl
So, since patients have the legal right to refuse treatment why not just refuse? The downside to that is the patient is now marked as acting against medical advice. In short, being a non-cooperative patient. That can have some pretty serious consequences in the availability and quality of future treatment.
Really??
You're paying for a service ... you're the customer ... you're the one in control. You can give the Dr a bad review ... the Dr cannot give you a bad review. If you don't feel you're getting good service for your money ... go elsewhere. That's why they recommend getting second opinions.