Problems between patients and doctors can include almost any type of difficulty, from confusion over filling out forms to hostility over care that patients perceive as malpractice.
Most people don t want to go to a lawyer to straighten out their doctors.
Short of medical foul-ups when the wrong limb is amputated, patients are usually just seeking0a friendly ear for complaints. And there are such outlets. If you can get past the mistrustful feeling that you have do go to a medical society to report a medical practitioner, there are several options. The Palm Beach County Medical Society has a Board of Censors and Mediation. The board hears complaints that can t be resolved with a phone call to the society s headquarters.