05-15-2020, 06:08 PM
(05-15-2020, 05:39 PM)Mer Wrote: Ok. I'll play your game. So they get more money for treating Covid patients. So, again, why wouldn't they list as many patients as possible as Covid if they get more money?
Because they could be sued for malpractice and have to pay millions of dollars in damages if they put down a fake diagnosis and were treating a person for the wrong thing just to get more money.
You can't just make stuff up on a medical chart without risking losing your license.. The patient would have to be suffering from Covid symptoms or test positive for it in order for the doctor to list them as a covid patient.