MD refusing to see patient unless broad consent is signed.

OMG, I guess doctors are feeling they aren't thought to be Gods anymore. Tests should be talked about before done. Patient has right to say no but...doctor can drop u as a patient too.

DN, it's entirely possible that my husband signed those forms for "broad consent" going in.

I DO know that a good doc will tell you why they want certain tests.

How in heck is a doc going to force you to have test you don't want?

Maybe it's a consent to allow the doc to ORDER the test? Doesn't mean you have to have it.

As to Amyloid plaques, they don't always mean Alzheimer's. But they CERTAINLY cause cognitive issues.

thanks so much for your support. Oddly the same thing happened to me at a women's health clinic several years ago. They wanted me to sign forms on a ipad--one which was a broad consent stating they could do whatever test they felt was appropriate. When I told the receptionist, I was not comfortable with broad consents, she gave me a well-practiced, pat answer "Well, if you don't sign you can't see the doctor."

I ended up leaving that practice quickly after many issues: the PA called me on the phone yelling, the medical assistant was too authoritarian and told me I needed certain tests even before I had a chance to talk to the MD.--the medical assistant was wrong. I am not happy with old-school authoritarian medicine and walked away.

Oddly, recently a dermatologist office wanted to sign consents on their ipad--in them it stated I agreed that they could use my photographs for teaching, etc. I was not comfortable with this as I did not know if the photos were going to be sold.

Thanks for listening and offering perspective and support. Medical ethics especially when it comes to consents is so important to me.

The neurologist I saw was so highly recommended that I waited 3 months to get an appointment with them. I wish it had been a better experience.

What sort of doc was this?

Based on another post of yours today, was this a neurologist?

My husband sees at neurologist at NYU who specializes in neurocognitive disorders.

He was not asked to sign any such broad consent. It was clear that the doc would have liked for DH to have a PET scan, a spinal tap and a psychiatric consult. But there was no insistence and no annoyance--just for comparison.

And I am betting they figured you would just sign,, not read !

In all my life going to doctors’ visits, I have never been told to sign a broad consent. I usually give consent individually for tests and lab work only when it is medically necessary and the reason for the test is explained to me. This is unethical of this medical practice to want you to sign a broad consent. If I were you I would not go back to this doctor. Red flags are popping up here.

Ditto to what Alva stated. I've been going to all types of docs, using different insurance and medical providers and networks. I've been taking my Mom, my Aunts (in another state) and my kids to docs for decades and have NEVER heard of this. I would run away from this clinic. It is a well-known fact that practices make the most money from ordering labwork (as per my good friend's husband: a gastroenterologist). Many times they own the labs.

I have quite honestly NEVER EVER in my entire career as an RN heard of such a thing. Someone would be seriously negligent in signing such a document. I would report this MD with a copy of this document to the AMA.