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BEWARE of Errors on Scan Reports

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    • April 2, 2014 at 3:31 pm
    killmel
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       I cannot find a post from April 1st that discussed errors on scan reports so that I could respond to it. Anyone  know why it is no longer posted? People like to read threads so that replies make sense.

       I thought that  others would be interested in knowing that I to have had a bad experience at The Angeles Clinic radiologist's missing mets on my scans more than once.

      I have also spoken to other patients at The Angeles Clinic that months after receiving their scan reports from the Radiologists at the Angeles Clinic that other doctor's like neurosurgeons, and other surgeons have found that scans reports were not correct.

      In my particular case, I have been going to The Angeles Clinic "On and Off" cliniical trials for yrs. There are 2 Radiologists that read scans at The Angeles Clinic. Unfortunately, and to my dismay, BOTH Radiogists have missed mets and made errors on my scan reports.  I know get at 2nd opinion on all my scan reports. It is very disheartening that you cannot trust the Radiologists reports at The Angeles Clinic.

      I want to WARN others, particularly patients at The Angeles Clinic, to get a 2nd opinion on Scan Reports. It is better to be safe than sorry.

       

       

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        • April 2, 2014 at 7:31 pm
        dhrahn
        Participant

          We have had excellent treatment at The Angeles Clinic.  In fact they are the ones that found a mistake from another facility in Beverly Hills.  I work on neuro/ortho floor and see a lot of different scans.  The biggest problem is they are read incorrectly from scans being prcessed differently on a disc.  Also, unfortunately there are still a lot of mistakes still made on a daily basis.  It is kind of scary but that is why you must be proavtive and really involved in your treatment plan.  Don't be afraid to ask questions or get a second or third opinion.  Back to The Angeles Clinic, we were referred to Dr. Hamid from Dr. Patrick Hwu at MD Anderson as well as Dr. Jeffrey Weber at Moffit because we live in Southern California.  They  both spoke nothing but the best of him .  

          • April 2, 2014 at 7:31 pm
          dhrahn
          Participant

            We have had excellent treatment at The Angeles Clinic.  In fact they are the ones that found a mistake from another facility in Beverly Hills.  I work on neuro/ortho floor and see a lot of different scans.  The biggest problem is they are read incorrectly from scans being prcessed differently on a disc.  Also, unfortunately there are still a lot of mistakes still made on a daily basis.  It is kind of scary but that is why you must be proavtive and really involved in your treatment plan.  Don't be afraid to ask questions or get a second or third opinion.  Back to The Angeles Clinic, we were referred to Dr. Hamid from Dr. Patrick Hwu at MD Anderson as well as Dr. Jeffrey Weber at Moffit because we live in Southern California.  They  both spoke nothing but the best of him .  

            • April 2, 2014 at 7:31 pm
            dhrahn
            Participant

              We have had excellent treatment at The Angeles Clinic.  In fact they are the ones that found a mistake from another facility in Beverly Hills.  I work on neuro/ortho floor and see a lot of different scans.  The biggest problem is they are read incorrectly from scans being prcessed differently on a disc.  Also, unfortunately there are still a lot of mistakes still made on a daily basis.  It is kind of scary but that is why you must be proavtive and really involved in your treatment plan.  Don't be afraid to ask questions or get a second or third opinion.  Back to The Angeles Clinic, we were referred to Dr. Hamid from Dr. Patrick Hwu at MD Anderson as well as Dr. Jeffrey Weber at Moffit because we live in Southern California.  They  both spoke nothing but the best of him .  

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