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> In the US, a hospital would be stupid to make an app like this. Why would you want less foot amputations? My Uncle died a few years ago when a tree fell on h
by ideonexus 10y ago
> In the US, a hospital would be stupid to make an app like this. Why would you want less foot amputations?
My Uncle died a few years ago when a tree fell on him while working in his back yard. While trying to stabilize him, a doctor put in a request to have a surgeon amputate his leg to prevent complications once he was stabilized. My uncle died that day, and a day later a surgeon and anesthesiologist came to amputate his leg. When he wasn't found in his hospital room, they went down to the morgue, amputated his leg there, and billed the insurance company for the procedure... including the cost of anesthetizing the dead man.
Ridiculous stories like this abound in the American system of healthcare.
- nradov 10y agoI don't believe that incident actually happened. While there are a few crooked doctors it's highly unlikely that 2 of them would commit easily detected criminal insurance fraud in a hospital setting for a relatively small surgery fee. Do you have any hard evidence?
- refurb 10y agoHonestly it sounds like you either made this story up or you got the details completely wrong.