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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
God fucking damnit. Crap like this pisses me off no end. It's a waste of Medical Board resources to follow up customer service related complaints. If the physician was competent in his evaluation and treatment of the patient, then there's no basis of complaint at all. Not being nice isn't reason to investigate. I've defended physicians in front of medical boards for pretty pissant stuff, but at least there was some medical basis for complaint in those cases.
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As it is in defamation cases, truth should be an absolute defense against charges of unnecessarily harsh criticism.
“Dear _____:
It appears that you are obese, and therefore, Dr. _____’s statement was merely diagnostic No punitive action is warranted.
If you wish to appeal this board’s finding, please consult
www.amihotornot.com. A score above 7.0 will be considered a grant of appeal.”
