Patient Dismissal Letter From Doctors Office. Be sure to document the discussion fully in the patient’s medical record, also noting the presence of any witnesses such as a patient’s family member or a member of your office staff. Terminated in person or by letter, there should always be an offer to continue to provide necessary medical attention for the patient for 30 days.
Your patient is always entitled to receive a copy of his medical records. If a patient disrupts the medical practice, then the doctor has a right to refuse to provide further medical care to the patient, depending upon the circumstances and stability of the patient. A good patient dismissal letter must also guarantee that the physician will stay available for a period of time and also states the duration of the period.
Office returns the letter because it is undeliverable or because the patient fails to pick it up, file the unopened letter in the patient’s record.
Get straight to the point. Ross, this is a warning letter for your misbehavior with dr. When a patient dismisses the physician, send a letter to the patient to confirm that the relationship has been terminated. Based on a prohibited ground of discrimination including age, gender, marital status, medical condition, national or ethnic origin.