BeautifulSmiles523
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A friend of mine had an appointment with a primary care physician following an episode of depression following a breakup. The hospital that she worked at as an MA set her up with an IM PCP that works at the hospital. The doctor gave her his personal cellphone number, and told her that she could text or call him anytime with issues. The physician then later suggested that she get an application called "Telegram" and thinking it was a hospital app, she downloaded it before realizing that it was just an upper class snapchat. He then began messaging her inappropriately, asking her things such as "what she would do if he ran her hand under her dress at an appointment", or "maybe she shouldn't wear panties next time". He also admitted to paying his MAs highly, and that they sent him nude pictures on this application as well. She took pictures of these messages and filed a complaint to the hospital. She then spoke to the VP of the hospital who requested phone records showing that the two had communicated and then said "she would be continuing the investigation, but the important take away is that she was going to write a memo that physicians should not give out their personal phone number".
She is concerned that he may take advantage of a person in a vulnerable place and it lead to an adverse event, Not only did he message her inappropriately, but also had her on multiple psychotropic medications, and would abruptly stop them, and change them when she complained of side effects rather than slowly step her off of them. Is there another course of action that she can take, and are hospitals quick to terminate relationships with toxic physicians?
She is concerned that he may take advantage of a person in a vulnerable place and it lead to an adverse event, Not only did he message her inappropriately, but also had her on multiple psychotropic medications, and would abruptly stop them, and change them when she complained of side effects rather than slowly step her off of them. Is there another course of action that she can take, and are hospitals quick to terminate relationships with toxic physicians?