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I have been seeing an orthopaedist at the Mayo for a weird condition. He wanted another MRI done, for comparison that he insisted be read by the Mayo's radiology dept. Not wanting to drive 10 hours for a simple preceedure, I made an appointment in Hibbing for the MRI, letting them know explicitly that it must be read by the Mayo as per the DR's.orders. While waiting to be seen, I again let radiology know why I was there. They said, " our radiologist must read it. That is our policy."I said" that is insane. I don't have a doctor here!" They said-" just call theirs a second opinion, insurance will pay for it. " Since Hibbing had no idea what to look for, it was a total, unethical waste of my insurance company's money. The government will not do any better, it will get worse. Ethics classes need to be taken by all health care providers. Charges should be filed in cases of theft.
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