Hello,
Couple years ago, I saw a patient at my former employer. Saw the patient for maybe 6 to 7 visits.
Work at a different employer, different state now.
Got a call from an attorney representing that patient, asking for a narrative report in a written format for an upcoming trial. I declined stating that I no longer work there. Actually hung up on the attorney because he would not stop talking and I was at work.
Now that attorney has sent a letter via my current employer , asking for the same thing and offered compensation for the report.
If I don't agree to write the report, the letter states that the lawyer will be forced to explore getting a subpoena through the courts in my state to command my testimony in the patients state of residence.
I will reach out to risk management, but,
Does someone here have personal experience dealing with situations like this.
1) If I accept to write a report,
a) how much fee should be charged
b) Can I get sucked into being asked to be physically present at the patients trial if I write a narrative report after reviewing the medical records.?
2) If I decline to write a report,
Can the lawyer actually force a doctor to write a report outside of what has already been written in the patients medical record.
Thank you for your time.
