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Medical Forum / General / General / August 2005* Morning Wood * Outrage Class 101, Falling Semester
~ * ~ _________________________________________ !Morning Wood Continues Public Education ~ _________________________________________ ~ * A Morning Wood Very Special Public Service Announcement * ~ _________________________________________ ~ * STOP A Suicide Today * ~ _________________________________________ ~ * WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY ~ 10 September 2005 ~ * ~ "Each year in America almost 30,000 People commit suicide, and 70% of those people Tell someone or give warning signs Before taking their own life. Stop A Suicide, Today! Can teach you how to recognize The WARNING signs of suicide in family, Friends, co ~ workers, and patients, And why You need to respond As you would do with any medical emergency." The Life ~ Enhancing Power of Caring ~ ! ~ * ~ "Tragically, Suicide is a fatal response to a treatable illness, Usually depression." ~ Douglas Jacobs, MD, Executive Director, Screening for Mental Health Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry, Harvard Medical ~ * ~ Just see ~ http://www.stopasuicide.org ~~~ *~ _________________________________________ A Morning Wood Recognition Of ~ Aunt Helen Fisher ~ * Wit, Cleverness, & Classy Outrage * ~ Helen, Really hot chick, Wore really kewl golf socks, Read first to me ~ "Alice In Wonderland" ~ * Drowned late one night, Her backyard lake, 1970, La Grange, Georgia ~ * ~ _________________________________________ * Dogging Arts * Fogging Minds * It's a Star * _________________________________________ * ~ * ~ Blog, I'll warrant ye, or dog? Who knows. Pass the grog! But if ye see me lost pup, please bring that scurvy dog home! I got Leon a brand-new bone, with a chest full a' booty. _________________ http://journals.aol.com/virginiaz/DreamingofLeonardo "Heck, yeah ~ ! Call back." ~ Folly "Dear Ms. Ihdbaby ~ Presently in Amsterdam stop soon in Haarlem stop Harry says all's fine stop Hope nouveau bambino swell stop Folly sends regards stop best Twittering stop" "But to speak as honestly And as openly as a rock removed, etc." ~ Ihdbaby "Black Orchids." ~ Folly November 22, 1979 Boston "I created a name for you You you you Of ashes and blood Rose petals and clay I gave birth to you A diamond etching in Glass To the tolling of copper Bells Slowly slowly The strangers bring The luminosity of the webbed wings The luminosity of the bats' Squeals I hear. I hear! The terror of that night, O I remember that night There will be a mole on Your right hip There will be death at Your footsteps And the strangers will fall Like flies they fall They fall and fall And I fall and fall Free-form and alone I embrace your fears I beg for your love So cool... I had to create a name For you Like a beggar scratching In the sand Like a jungle fire In the heart of the ruby" ~ Rocky "A ruby encircled by diamonds, a whisper in your ear, A sparrow on your roof ~ !Quoof!" ~ Twittering "Ashes shmashes ~ ! Damn. Are you still alive?" ~ Gekko "Barge on in ~ ! Just tell the NYU Medical Center M & M Hey ~ I'm still alive, I really am, I climbed Out of the Crypt alive ~ Here I am ~ !" ~ Twittering "Cocksuckerers ~ ! Scummmm ~ ! Shittttttt ~ ! Liarsssssssssssssssssssssss ~ !" ~ Folly "Twittering ~ NYU Medical Center does not CARE, Damn it ~ ! Just get over IT ~ !" ~ Fobby "Honest ~ ? O." ~ Twittering 24 August 2005 Thomas Feurstein Office of Compliance New York University Medical Center NY NY 10016 Dear Mr. Feurstein: Thank you for speaking to me on the telephone yesterday, regarding my complaints filed with New York University Medical Center in July 2005, which are a following and amendment of my original complaint filed in July 2004. On the phone, you said to me yesterday ~ "I don't know anything about any NYU Ethics Meeting. This is not an NYU Medical Center Issue. Take your concerns elsewhere. I'll write you a letter. Good Bye." If I misunderstood, please correct and clarify for me. This IS a New York University Medical Center Issue, Mr. Feurstein. In my Official Medical records requested from Matthew B. Smith, MD, he states that my case was presented before the NYU Medical Center Ethics Committee on October 3, 2004. Smith's entry in my official medical records for October 3, 2004, states the following: [Begin Quote] "I spoke to Dr. Henry Weinstein, chairman of the ethics committee. I presented case and the ethical issue to him. He advised that I have no ethical obligation to report pt's previous therapist. He advised continued attention to the pt's psychological difficulties, can concurred with my general treatment approach. He offered the possibility of speaking to patient; however, we decided that this might be seen as inflammatory by patient. He offered to be available for further consultation by me." [End Quote] Mr. Feurstein, I have requested this information directly from Matthew B. Smith, MD, and he sent me a letter [August 2005] stating he will not communicate with me. As you know, I have a disability: I have ADHD. I do not understand what this reference to my medical case means. I believe Smith's refusal to provide and clarify medical information in my medical records is illegal, as in NY State, I have the right to access [and understand] material in my medical records. Please note that my complaint is a follow-up of an original HIPAA privacy complaint I filed with NYU Medical Center in July 2004, regarding my treatment with Victoria Rivamonte, PsyD, Matthew B. Smith, MD, and my activity an NYU Medical Center volunteer with the Child Study Center. Mr. Feurstein, I request clarification from you. This is clearly an NYU Medical Center issue, if my medical case was presented before the NYU Medical Center Ethics Committee. As I told you yesterday on the telephone, there are very serious issues that adversely impacted my health and my life this past year, specifically a life-threatening suicide crisis in May 2004, during which time I was in treatment with both Victoria C. Rivamonte, PsyD, and Matthew B. Smith, MD. I remind you of the following: 1. I first saw Matthew B. Smith, MD, at the NYU Adult ADHD Clinic on 27 September 1999. His medical records indicate he told NYU he never treated me on NYU premises; his records are incorrect, and I clarified this to him in July 2004. 2. I served as an official volunteer for the NYU Child Center from Spring 2003 until the end of 2004. 3. In summer 2004, I filed a HIPAA privacy complaint with NYU Medical Center, regarding my treatment for ADHD and my volunteer work at the NYU Child Study Center. As you know, at the time, at Dr. Smith's request, I also provided him copies of my communication with the NYU Compliance Office. 4. My medical case was presented before an NYU Medical Center Ethics Committee, chaired by Dr. Henry Weinstein, who advised Smith he had no obligation to report my "previous therapist," as quoted in my Official Medical records requested from Matthew B. Smith, MD, regarding my case presented before the NYU Medical Center Ethics Committee on October 3, 2004. 5. Victoria Rivamonte provided me with an official NYU Medical Center ADHD Adult Clinic HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practice form, in spring 2003. In July 2003, with my first privacy complaint filed with NYU Medical Center, I provided Mark Brody, then Office of Compliance, a copy. If you do not have this copy in your files, please let me know, and I will provide you another copy. 6. I have filed with your office additional complaints, as clearly stated in my previous correspondence to you, which you have not addressed or answered. But this IS a New York University Medical Center Issue, Mr. Feurstein. If you are unaware of the October 3, 2004, NYU Medical Center Ethics Committee review of my case, I suggest you investigate and respond to my complaint with an honest and legal answer. Many thanks for your assistance. Sincerely, Virginia Hooper 401 East 34th St. 16GN NY NY 10016 http://groups.google.com/group/alt.support.attn-deficit/browse_frm/thread/3c1727 572eae86fb/2c08d0ba01fe570a?hl=en#2c08d0ba01fe570a 5. Victoria Rivamonte provided me with an official NYU Medical Center ADHD Adult Clinic HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practice form, in spring 2003. In July 2003, with my first privacy complaint filed with NYU Medical Center, I provided Mark Brody, then Office of Compliance, a copy. If you do not have this copy in your files, please let me know, and I will provide you another copy. Correction ~ July 2004 Fraud is . . . Conduct intended to deceive. What You Can Do About Fraud * First and foremost -- REPORT IT! * Any person can and should report fraudulent behavior. ~ * Physicians, hospital administrators and health maintenance organizations, in particular, have a legal obligation under public health law to report fraudulent practice. ~ ! ! ! ! ! What Will Happen to Your Report * After you file a complaint, the Department of Health will investigate and, if it suspects fraud, present the matter to the Board. * The Board will carefully review your complaint, and if it appears to describe fraudulent practice, charges will be filed and a hearing will be scheduled. The hearing will be conducted before a panel of two physicians and one public member. * If the medical professional is found guilty of fraud, penalties may be imposed, such as unpaid community service, fines, suspensions or license revocations. * Successful prosecution of fraud will be publicized in a widely distributed written report and on the Internet. The name of the person filing the complaint will be held in confidence, as required under law. Legal action cannot be upheld against a person filing a complaint in good faith. Examples of Medical Fraud * False and intentionally misleading statements to patients. * Submitting false bills or claims for service. * Falsifying medical records or reports. * Lying about credentials or qualifications. * Unnecessary medical treatment or drug prescription. http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/opmc/fraud.htm Common Misconceptions The following are common misconceptions About Suicide 1. "People who talk about suicide won't really do it." Not True Almost everyone who commits or attempts suicide has given some clue or warning. Do not ignore suicide threats. Statements like "you'll be sorry when I'm dead," "I can't see any way out," -- no matter how casually or jokingly said may indicate serious suicidal feelings. 2. "Anyone who tries to kill him/herself must be crazy." Not True Most suicidal people are not psychotic or insane. They must be upset, grief-stricken, depressed or despairing, but extreme distress and emotional pain are not necessarily signs of mental illness. 3. "If a person is determined to kill him/herself, nothing is going to stop him/her." Not True Even the most severely depressed person has mixed feelings about death, wavering until the very last moment between wanting to live and wanting to die. Most suicidal people do not want death; they want the pain to stop. The impulse to end it all, however overpowering, does not last forever. 4. "People who commit suicide are people who were unwilling to seek help." Not True Studies of suicide victims have shown that more then half had sought medical help within six month before their deaths. 5. "Talking about suicide may give someone the idea." Not True You don't give a suicidal person morbid ideas by talking about suicide. The opposite is true --bringing up the subject of suicide and discussing it openly is one of the most helpful things you can do. http://www.save.org/prevention/misconceptions.html |
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