Nope but sure sounds like whoever records were given to you might due to a huge hipaa violation
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Did he have the correct , successful surgery? If yes, nothing to sue for. I take it thee correct people paid the right amount of the bill ? Nothing to sue for there. Just ask for a corrected record .
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I would consult a lawyer soon there is statue of limitation on these suits good luck, I would however get those records straight some how.
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Medical records should be contacted at any rate.
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The assumption might be if they canāt get his chart correct, did they get the surgery correct? It was a question asked. No need to be rude.
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You want to sue over some mistakes in the chart? Thats ridiculous!!If the surgery was performed correctly and your husband healed, then the correct job was done. Speak with medical records and have the information corrected.
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My brother went for hernia surgery. He was a paramedic with asthma and he told the anesthesiologist to make sure to trache him correctly. Well, they put tracheotomy down his esophagus instead of airway and he aspirated with vomit going into his lungs. He was put in an induced coma for four months. It resulted in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and he was disabled. He was put on oxygen and could not breathe very well. When he contacted an attorney he was told that no attorney in Colorado would sue a doctor for malpractice. That was in 2004. He died of a massive heart attack in 2009 due to ARDS. I donāt know if things have changed, but I would say probably you would not prevail. Talk to an attorney.
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The information is personal and should be corrected. I would go see a solicitor and then decide.
Are you sure they didnāt give you someone elseās file who happens to have the same name? Donāt ruin someoneās career by accusing instead of asking first lol
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lol a lawsuit? Youāve got to be kidding! If only doctors could counter sue for frivolous nonsense! This is part of the reason doctors have to charge so muchā¦ their malpractice is so dang high bc they have to defend themselves from people like you! Just make it right! Itās a human mistakeā¦ no harm no foul.
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What exactly are you going to sue for? Whatās written here has nothing that you could sue for. Sounds like heās alive and doing well so no negligence. Sounds like the sent you the wrong chart. Thatās a simple mistake but nothing to sue over.
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Make sure the records are corrected first off. If you are just aiming to get money dont bother. If you feel tge need to make others aware who are turning deaf ear to tge problem by all means sue. Funny how whdn money is brought into the picture people tend to pay attention. But if its just about the money donāt do it
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Sounds like a simple mix up in patient records to me. But, it may also be some type of insurance scam. You should get a copy of the records from the health insurance company.
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I dont know that u urself could sue could be someone else info with ur husbands name u should let them know as it could be a violation of hippa for the other person
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To have all that info wrong, including SS number it sounds like they may have another patient with the same name.
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Sounds like mistaken identity to me? May want to bring it to their attention and make sure thatās what it is before moving forward with anything else.
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One must prove that you had a loss or injury from negligence!
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My name can be spelled a couple of ways. Sounds like you were given the wrong file.
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If they make your husband seem like he was a lot more work they change insurance more ,
Request the correct records since itās painfully obvious you got the wrong personās records. Ask yourself WHY you want to sue ? What wasnāt done ācorrectlyā according to you. Insurance companies have DEEP pockets and can hire medical record review specialists (usually retired RNs) who can tell if the āstandard of careā has been satisfied far more easily than any plaintiffās lawyer. If you sue, plan to have every facet of your life scrutinized. Defense attorneys are relentless. Lastly, million dollar payouts are rare ā¦ is it really worth it to have your life ups ended for 18-24 months for $10-15k ?!?
Your the problem with the world today. Instead being thankful for a successful surgery you want to sue for bookkeeping error. Try suing id love to see a judge chew ur ass upā¦
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Sue? Why? Just point out the errors & have them corrected.
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Sounds like the same name but different person maybe you should reach out I was given the person information infront of me at a va hospital
Maybe they gave you the wrong records
If the SS number is wrong thatās not his medical record. It belongs to another person who has the same name as his. For all you know there are a dozen people who have the same name but different SS number and birthdate.
Could have someone elseās record a middle name could be different
That sounds like wrong pt. To meā¦ Iād be asking how they got mixed up. Sometimes thereās pts. With very similar names and if standard checks like date of birth, name and allergies are not checked mixās up can happen. Unless there was harm I feel suing may not be the answer but Iād bring attention/ question the details on the records to ensure they donāt occur again. In some situations an alert that says check pt details - similar pt name can be put in place.
I went to minor care once for tennis elbowā¦ I got paperwork for the person in the room next to me for a fractured ankle-that foul up happened at the nurses station. My guess is your foul up happened at the front office. It happens 
Address the issue and let it goā¦ some people always looking for free $$$ geezzz 
Call their patient relations dept. Tell them all you found and that you want to talk with someone before you consider contacting a lawyer.
Antipsychotic drugs? Now thatās a real problem and should be cleared up immediately! Iām surprised Noone has mentioned this so far.
Make sure you have the right records. You may have gotten someone elseās with the same name.
Sounds like the wrong person if the social is wrong as well. Could be a person there with the same name.
Possibly got wrong chartā¦is birth date correct?
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How about just ask that the records be corrected. And, of course, find another doctor for any future treatment.
I would start by calling an attorney instead of asking people on facebook!
Call SS and file a complaint. Also file complaints against the hospital and medical organizations in that state. My Mother-in-Law was billed for medicine she didnāt have for 4 days after she died. It was a Medicare Scam. You have to always get copies of hospital stays and check everything. Let the workmans comp ins know what you found. Be sure to only go to the top. Those under may be part of it and getting a cut.
It means they put the wrong information in his chart and someone else has your husbandās information
Why sue happy. Have the records corrected. U wont get anything. Just clerical error
Everyone misinterprets thingsā¦ donāt think suing is the way to go even courts will ask if U tried to fix it if not U wonāt have anything to stand on
It sounds like a cover up.
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Sounds like you got the wrong file.
Sounds like fraudulent billing. Check with your insurance about what they paid out. Inform your insurance of your concerns. They will get it straightened out.
I feel if nothing is physically or financially wrong whats the purpose?
Could be insurance fraud.
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Seek legal help thru a lawyer honestly
Not goodā¦ needs to be corrected!
Talk to an actual lawyer not the Facebook lawyers
Consult a lawyer for advice. My feeling is that this is definitely a cause for a lawsuit.
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Who was harmed? In what way?
Hmm, you seem anxious to get to a law suit.
Too many mistakes getting made x x
Next step, ask a lawyer not the Internet
This made me lol
Have you ever had medical care, ever? Welcome to normal. No you cannot sue for this, you just have them fix it. It would be different if you received an injury due to the false data.
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They can fix all of that to make it accurate
Probably got the name wrong too
There is no malpractice in their duty of care to your husband.
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Someone elseās records.
Sounds more like mixed up records. Like, those arenāt your husbandās records.
Also, wouldnāt be the doctor. It would be the staff.
Yeah sounds like you got someone elseās records. But also in order to sue there needs to be damages.
Also, you can request an addendum to the record correcting the issues.
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First of all this is negligence, not malpractice as nobody was injured, and a simple google search told me that. Second, Medical records are not the job of the doctor. Thatās usually a whole other department, usually employed by people whoās sole job is to maintain medical records of the patients who receive care there. Iād make sure your records arenāt mixed up with someone elseās before you go any further. Everyone is so quick to sue these days.
I would look into it not being his medical record because of the social security number.
Make sure that the medical records are corrected but since there wasnāt any medical malice or injury you donāt have a case. Also, since the ss# was wrong it wonāt show up under his real identity.
as someone who does the release of medical records it sounds like itās not the right patient.
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Is there anything wrong apart from the admin? Doesnāt sound like grounds for suing to me.
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As long as they performed the surgery correctly and your husband is fine itās not malpractice?
That was a great lesson on āwhy hospital visits are so damn expensive.ā
This is a really annoying post.
Did you get someone elseās records?
What was the damage that warrants the lawsuit?
If you ordered a coffee from McDonaldās but got a latee would you sue them too? 
Oh my gosh, are you for realā¦sound like money grabbers to my way of thinkingā¦Be thankful that he was there to help your husband.
Youāve got someone elseās records
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Get a life
Malpractice for what?
A human made an error?
Gtfo
Ummm tell me you are an American
Without telling me you are American
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Straight in to sue sue sue. Sad culture. All about the $$ then repay the workers fund for the op. Such a shallow country. Sue at every opportunity. Just ask them why itās all wrong. Humans make mistakes. It happens. No one is dead. Big deal. Easily rectified. But no. Sue sue sue sue. Sickening society.
Whoa! That misinformation could be very damaging to your husband if it ended up in his medical record. I donāt know about suing but I would be on the warpath with them at any rate.
Wrong charting doesnāt mean you have a malpractice lawsuit he got good care end of story. People always looking for a quick buck.
There was no malpractice. His care was appropriate. Thereās errors in his records he should work to fix asap.
This seems like you got somebody elseās record since the SS# was wrong. I believe you could have it corrected even it is your husbands record.
Everyone on here say no itās probably just a record to mix up donāt worry about it no that is a major violation of HIPAA.
I did medical records on a federal level and I can tell you that if I did that I could be fired jailed up to two years and find up the $50,000 violations like that are no joke.
And for you to sit there meaning a lot of you and say I was just a mix up you canāt sue for that itās no big deal it is a big deal while you may not know whoās medical records you actually got unless their name is on it that is still somebody elseās medical information whoever did that medical records request was not paying attention if indeed it was a mix-up it could be something as simple as a transcribing issue where he was talking about one patient and then switch to another and the person didnāt hear it that has happened before either way itās still a violation.
So everybody stops shrugging it off like itās no big deal it is a big deal.
Maybe it the wrong name put in but not necessarily malpractice
This is stupid . No you cannot sue for that shit . Tell them to update their records . If they operated on wrong arm , yes . But you being petty
Are you sure you got the right file? Lol
Phil Thomas tell me youāre American, without telling me youāre American
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Absolutely.
Get a lawyer to
Talk to a lawyer if you believe you have rights. 
Did the misinformation cause injury? If not, then donāt waste your time.
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That sounds like a paperwork error, not malpractice.
Thats not grounds for a malpractice suit. You can have it corrected though.
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Ask your work Comp attorney. If you donāt have one already, thatās where you went wrong.
Find a Lawyer he will know what to do
It means you have someone else medical records , just happens to have the same name as your husband
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Clerical error not malpractice jeesh
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Iād say you got someone elses record. Same name, wrong person.
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ā¦ Um noā¦ Seriously donāt waste the courts time with some BS mistake. Itās not malpractice in anywayā¦ Stop looking to get a quick buck
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We meet someone that has the same name n last name n also same birthday as my husband if social does not mach it could be someone elseās
This ery well.could have been a clerical error. It has not injured hour husband. I cant believe a lawyer would take this case as it would.be a laughing stock.
I would hang on to the do mental you have I case he needs surgery again.
With the SS being wrong it may be for a different patient and I would double check that first
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pay for a lawyer, court fees and end up losing Lol