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Originally Posted by Excaliber
The question Anthony, and others are asking, is this.
IS UCMC dumping patients? Of course that is illegal. AND there are calls for a Congressional investigation of these accusations (by Republicans without a doubt)! I say "Bring it on." Let's get it out in the light and address these serious accusations. When the smoke has cleared and UCMC is found not guilty, let's take the NEXT STEP. Institute this kind of program across the country and specifically deal with the ER issues that are so expensive to health care in general.
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And the answer is something like this, from the little I have read. What U.C. has implemented is I think technically legal, to
ADVISE patients of closer options for medical care, and not directly send them to other imstitutions. After being informed of the other optional facilities, U.C. possibly hopes the patients will then follow-up with care at these other institutions instead of back at U.C. I do not know of any other institution that makes an effort to
EDUCATE patients about other institutions.
Is this patient dumping?
Do you think the lawyers, I mean the government, will think it is patient dumping?