Nurse Malpractice Insurance

My father is in a rehabilitation center after his stroke. He had a trach put in, and recently, we (the family) began to notice a bad odor when he coughs, blood in his saliva. After this reference to a nurse, was a test based on saliva and two bacteria were found. My father was put on antibiotics. Two days later, his doctor (who has seen it all twice in the last three months) and told us that in his professional opinion, father not an infection, and there is no reason for him to be antibiotics, which he perscribed. He also stated that it is really dangerous for the father of antibiotics, but theirs, for it was the wish of the family. It has never been - we just wanted to know if he had an infection. Today, we found that we were more than $ 1,500 for drugs, we asked (ever) was calculated. Insurance does not cover it. Is it legal? What can we do? Although we can not afford it. First, you need another doctor to get your father to see this doctor is a danger to his health! A person who is on a Trach need more than two times in three months to be evaluated. You also need a second opinion. Request a copy of all his medical records. (They can not deny!) You also need an itemized bill. If he is on Medicare or Medicaid, you must contact them, sounds like he is guilty of fraud. You should also consult a lawyer, most people speak to you about a free initial consultation. I know of no antibiotic that costs so much for a two-day course! If your father is running a fever and a bacterial infection, he needed antibiotics. This is a very complicated situation. You do exactly the bacteria was found to be found. If you have the opportunity to make friends with a nurse or counselor, they can discreetly help you. You are entitled to your father's records. For the future, you should tell your father that rehabilitation is not to give medication without first consulting with your insurance or your family, I can see that you can not afford a lawyer, but you may be able to find one that works a contingency. Need a. Also check the support for rehabilitation of patients. I totally agree with Bandmom. Good luck. Medical errors are one of the top ten reasons for death. Errors in medical therapy may be at different stages of treatment. More information about the prevention of this technology is available for http://errors.in/medicaltreatment.html.