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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a healthcare provider in a larger corporate type office and these are the most common reasons why patients get dismissed:
Threatening behavior
Persistent requests for pain meds
Refusal to follow specific treatment recommendations,  like "get a biopsy"
Less commonly, it's due to divergent views on therapy:if you want to manage your thyroid disorder with massage and yoga, your endocrinologist will likely not concur[/quote]

"Threatening behavior" to include threatening a doctor's ego, or threatening to call them out on their bullshit/pointing out a mistake/flaw that reveals they're not the godbeing they believe(d) themselves to be.  :lol: [/quote]
Tangible threatening behaviors I have seen:
-groping or trying to grope the staff
-striking health care providers/staff (multiple sherriff calls for this)
-telling staff they'll be waiting for them when they leave work
-comments about bringing weapons to harm staff
-racially/sexually abusive language 
-threatening to sue/file a board complaint if there are ANY treatment complications. (Once you make that threat, you're out)
-saying "If you hurt me, I'm gonna hurt YOU". Even as a "joke". Nope. Go home with your abscess or whatever
-shooting the healthcare provider (Well, I didn't actually see this, just got a call about a colleague who was shot)
-ripping the credit card machine from the counter when the card is declined

So while PP may focus on ego-busting, there are real issues HCP's face daily. 
And real reasons to sever a patient/provider relationship.
Patients have the right to seek treatment with providers they're comfortable with, and go from office to office until they find an acceptable fit. Providers also can choose to remain in their comfort zone while working with patients[/quote]

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