For a doctor appointment tomorrow, I was requested to update my information and sign a care consent online. The first item of the consent said, "I understand that a patient's care is directed by his/her attending physician(s) and I consent to any hospital services that are appropriate for my care and as ordered by my physician(s)."
This physician seems pretty good, but what if she thinks vaccines, biologicals or gene therapy are appropriate for my care? She did ask me ONCE if I wanted the sars-cov-2 vaccination, pneumococcal vaccine, herpes zoster (shingles) vaccine and tetanus vaccine. She's also offered a mammogram and dxa scan, which I declined. If she had asked again, I would have found another practitioner.
I have serious trust issues with the (lack of) healthcare field. I will not sign this. The provider (hospital system) has sent it to me about 4 times in the last week.
I just got one for an appointment this coming week.. just a BP check, that's it. Here's the text... I authorize the Provider(s) or their designee(s), in charge of my or the patient's care to administer ANY treatment including medications(s) or VACCINE(s) as deemed necessary or advisable in the diagnosis and treatment of any conditions related to me or the patient... Amazing.. This basically gives them free reign and I'm on the hook to pay for it.