Recently the Utah Medical Insurance Association (UMIA) published an article cautioning treating physicians against talking with their patient's attorneys about the injured person's care.  The insurance association warns doctors about the "slippery slope" and the dangers associated with such conduct.  WHAT ARE THE INSURANCE COMAPNIES TALKING ABOUT?

I have helped injured clients for many years.  Believe it or not it is common for people that are injured in accidents to receive medical treatment for their injuries.  I know it sounds amazing but it is true.  These are people that have been injured as a result of someone else's carelessness.  They have incurred medical bills, lost time from work, undergone surgeries etc.

In order to recover for the injured client's losses, I MUST talk to the treating doctors.  These doctors help us fully understand the injuries and predict future problems.  Now, the insurance companies warn these doctors about the "crafty lawyers" and suggest that they never speak to a patient's lawyer without an insurance company lawyer at their side.  What a joke.  These are the same insurance companies that tell the doctors that plaintiffs' lawyers are responsible for the doctor's rising premiums despite mounds of evidence to the contrary.  I hope that Utah's fine doctors don't fall for the scam and they continue to help their patients fully recover, medically and otherwise, from their injuries.

An outraged personal injury lawyer

Dustin Lance

http://www.umia.com/PDFs/EXCHANGE_SpringSummer2008.pdf

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Casey  - Doctors   |2008-08-15 04:37:11 Are those doctors crazy?

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