Patient care continues to unravel at allergy clinic - OKC, OK
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The doctor running an allergy clinic has apparently abandoned her patients.
Waymark Code: WM1855T
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2023
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The Oklahoma Institute of Allergy and Asthma is on the south side of memorial road, west of Boulevard.
Article text:
Weeks after KFOR reported on problems at the Oklahoma Institute of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Clinic in Edmond, patients are still reporting problems with appointments, billing and basic communication from the office.
Brandon Williams said he still showed up for his regularly scheduled allergy treatment, but has concerns that the center will close down.
“This treatment’s not cheap [and] I’ve invested six months and thousands of dollars into this,” he said, adding that he relies on allergy injections every couple of weeks.
The physician at the center now faces a million dollar lawsuit from a pharmaceutical company along with allegations that the so-called cyber attack on patient health records was really a cover up for unpaid bills.
“She [Dr. Darter] canceled the new company. So obviously she had planned on not having an EMR system set up for patients records,” said one former employee who spoke with KFOR by phone.
“[The company] turned her off and then she has not paid the new EMR company,” she added.
Former patient Elizabeth Justice now drives to Tulsa for her treatments.
“That [Tulsa] office has requested my medical records but were not able to get any,” she said.
“I would call this patient abandonment [but] she has the responsibility ethically, legally [and] professionally as our physician,” Elizabeth added.
KFOR has been in contact with a representative for Doctor Darter’s office, who confirmed they’re working to get those phone lines back up and running.
As of Tuesday, employees also appear to be posting messages to patients regularly on the doors to the allergy clinic.
The station is still waiting on a formal response to the concerns about the patient health records system.
Type of publication: Television
When was the article reported?: 05/30/2023
Publication: Kfor
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News Category: Society/People
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