Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Dear OR DC's: I recently had a PIP case with the total charged services being $1200 with notes and report. The attorney is asking that I accept a fee reduction, accepting $200 as payment in full. The patient injured himself as he was getting out of the vehicle after the accident. As a result the attorney is stating that the compensability is less than those injuries sustained during the collision, and if I don't accept this payment I will be left " high and dry " . My response to the attorney was: If there is evidence of commensurate reduction in you fees for services and the other healthcare providers on this case, then I might consider the offer. Otherwise this offer is ridicules as it doesn't even cover the cost of my staff's time let alone mine. We deal with very few PIP cases and unfortunately this isn't the first time I have had this type of response from this attorney. Any thoughts? Ted Ted Forcum, DC, DACBSP, FICC, CSCS ACA Sports Council, 2nd Vice President Back In Motion Sports Injuries Clinic, LLC 11385 SW Scholls Ferry Road Beaverton, Oregon 97008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Ted Tell the attorney to work for his money. most of the attorney that ask for this kind of reduction are not work for the patient. I have run into a few like this. Carl Bonofiglio -- Re: fee deduction Vern, The patient turned his ankle as he step out of the car. I just thought it was interesting that this occurred with the same attorney. In the only times that I have been asked to take a ridiculous offer. There have been rare occasions that I have been asked for reductions, but they were reasonable offers. Ted On Fri, 20 May 2005 19:52:19 -0700 "Vern Saboe DC" <vas@...> writes: > How in the heck did he hurt himself getting out of the car? ...and > was his > car impacted during the accident? Did the patient not get injured > by the > initial impact etc., etc?? > > I tell the attorneys in this situation to place it where the sun > don't > shine. Make sure you fully disclose to the patient what the > attorney (his > attorney) stated to you on the phone. Then refresh your patient's > memory > that you have no contractual agreement with his attorney nor his > insurance > company, the responsibility for his bill has always been with him > your > patient. Now watch the patient turn the heat on their attorney to > make > stuff happen! > > Vern Saboe > > > fee deduction > > > > Dear OR DC's: > > I recently had a PIP case with the total charged services being > $1200 > > with notes and report. The attorney is asking that I accept a fee > > reduction, accepting $200 as payment in full. The patient injured > himself > > as he was getting out of the vehicle after the accident. As a > result the > > attorney is stating that the compensability is less than those > injuries > > sustained during the collision, and if I don't accept this payment > I will > > be left "high and dry". > > > > My response to the attorney was: If there is evidence of > commensurate > > reduction in you fees for services and the other healthcare > providers on > > this case, then I might consider the offer. Otherwise this offer > is > > ridicules as it doesn't even cover the cost of my staff's time let > alone > > mine. > > > > We deal with very few PIP cases and unfortunately this isn't the > first > > time I have had this type of response from this attorney. > > > > Any thoughts? > > Ted > > > > Ted Forcum, DC, DACBSP, FICC, CSCS > > ACA Sports Council, 2nd Vice President > > Back In Motion Sports Injuries Clinic, LLC > > 11385 SW Scholls Ferry Road > > Beaverton, Oregon 97008 > > > > > > > > OregonDCs rules: > > 1. Keep correspondence professional; the purpose of the listserve > is to > > foster communication and collegiality. No personal attacks on > listserve > > members will be tolerated. > > 2. Always sign your e-mails with your first and last name. > > 3. The listserve is not secure; your e-mail could end up anywhere. > > > However, it is against the rules of the listserve to copy, print, > forward, > > or otherwise distribute correspondence written by another member > without > > his or her consent, unless all personal identifiers have been > removed. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Ted Try asking the attorney for a notorized copy of the breakdown of how fees will be distributed including his!! > Dear OR DC's: > I recently had a PIP case with the total charged services being $1200 > with notes and report. The attorney is asking that I accept a fee > reduction, accepting $200 as payment in full. The patient injured > himself as he was getting out of the vehicle after the accident. As a > result the attorney is stating that the compensability is less than > those injuries sustained during the collision, and if I don't accept > this payment I will be left " high and dry " . > > My response to the attorney was: If there is evidence of commensurate > reduction in you fees for services and the other healthcare providers on > this case, then I might consider the offer. Otherwise this offer is > ridicules as it doesn't even cover the cost of my staff's time let alone > mine. > > We deal with very few PIP cases and unfortunately this isn't the first > time I have had this type of response from this attorney. > > Any thoughts? > Ted > > Ted Forcum, DC, DACBSP, FICC, CSCS > ACA Sports Council, 2nd Vice President > Back In Motion Sports Injuries Clinic, LLC > 11385 SW Scholls Ferry Road > Beaverton, Oregon 97008 > > > > OregonDCs rules: > 1. Keep correspondence professional; the purpose of the listserve is to > foster communication and collegiality. No personal attacks on listserve > members will be tolerated. 2. Always sign your e-mails with your first > and last name. > 3. The listserve is not secure; your e-mail could end up anywhere. > However, it is against the rules of the listserve to copy, print, > forward, or otherwise distribute correspondence written by another > member without his or her consent, unless all personal identifiers have > been removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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