Legal Question in Health Care Law in Tennessee
Mis-diagnosis
I have been mis-diagnosed by psychologists. I have been trying to correct this on my own by telling them to review the psychological battery tests I have completed and passed with no indication of an illness. For some reason, they do not wish to review my records and prefer to state I am in some type of denial.
My question is, should I take this up in court and take another series of tests under court supervision so there be no room for error this time around? Also, given the nature of the damage caused by this type of error, could I seek some type of compensation?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Mis-diagnosis
Probably the best course of action is to change treating physicians. Unless your physician's error caused you major economic damage and/or major emotional trauma, a medical negligence lawsuit under these facts would be difficult to win. More importantly, the test scores alone would not be indicative of your mental state, they would only be indicative of the score you received on a test. In other words, your doctor could simply say you beat the test but that the test does not truly predict your ability to function or your mental state.
For these reasons the best approach is probably to select another physician.
Good luck.
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