This happens all the time that tests get ordered but the lab doesn’t always do the ones ordered. The doctor did not give false information- the Qnatal test was normal. This is another example that doctors have targets on their backs. The labs so often don’t process orders. I am sure this doctor goes through many labs daily and comments on the results. Now, he needs to go back to the original order and make sure everything got done? I guess that is the point.
I am willing to bet that Quest called and wanted the patient o pay the patient responsibility for the Q natal and the carrier screen. They paid for the Q Natal because everyone wants to know fetal sex but not for the carrier screen. It happens all the time in my office. I tell them that the carrier screen is important but they didn't pay attention in high school and don't understand the concept.. I have no responsibility for paying for their test and cannot control their genetics. Anyway, Quest will have the refusal noted. The real issue is that the doctor told them "everything is all right " but he really didn't know that.
Thats a very interesting insight, I wonder if the attorneys thought to subpoena any of the Quest records to see if the patient actually refused it due to price. That would totally change the lawsuit.
Of course the real question should be: would this couple have chosen to NOT have another child and what are their views on termination for a diagnosis of CF in the fetus (usually confirmed in the 2nd trimester). IF they are pro-life and always had planned on a larger family then the whole case is moot. Those sorts of things are rarely discussed/realized.
A lot of nuance in these cases. Naturally, the plaintiff's attorney will counsel them to say whatever it takes to win the case, regardless of what they actually believe or do. Also makes a bit of an awkward discussion with your child when they realize parents would have terminated if they had known.
This happens all the time that tests get ordered but the lab doesn’t always do the ones ordered. The doctor did not give false information- the Qnatal test was normal. This is another example that doctors have targets on their backs. The labs so often don’t process orders. I am sure this doctor goes through many labs daily and comments on the results. Now, he needs to go back to the original order and make sure everything got done? I guess that is the point.
I am willing to bet that Quest called and wanted the patient o pay the patient responsibility for the Q natal and the carrier screen. They paid for the Q Natal because everyone wants to know fetal sex but not for the carrier screen. It happens all the time in my office. I tell them that the carrier screen is important but they didn't pay attention in high school and don't understand the concept.. I have no responsibility for paying for their test and cannot control their genetics. Anyway, Quest will have the refusal noted. The real issue is that the doctor told them "everything is all right " but he really didn't know that.
Thats a very interesting insight, I wonder if the attorneys thought to subpoena any of the Quest records to see if the patient actually refused it due to price. That would totally change the lawsuit.
Of course the real question should be: would this couple have chosen to NOT have another child and what are their views on termination for a diagnosis of CF in the fetus (usually confirmed in the 2nd trimester). IF they are pro-life and always had planned on a larger family then the whole case is moot. Those sorts of things are rarely discussed/realized.
A lot of nuance in these cases. Naturally, the plaintiff's attorney will counsel them to say whatever it takes to win the case, regardless of what they actually believe or do. Also makes a bit of an awkward discussion with your child when they realize parents would have terminated if they had known.