He does not "hear" what patient says
He was tolerated as my PCP for 8-9 years. Until, after months of continual visits to his office (with what began as a sinus infection), I ended up in JMCGH with double pneumonia/sepsis/stroke. Then Vanderbilt LifeFlight for ventilator x6 days/ARDS with related pulmonary fibrosis/years of therapies, and a lifetime of decreased lung function/tests/infections. All this because of James Payne's FAILURE TO HEAR/LISTEN to the patient- for months - c/o increasing SOB, cough, fever. He did not pick up his stethoscope or pulse oximeter until last office visit when I stated, "I'm dying". That visit ended with all the above, (my life was saved by LifeFlight to Vanderbilt) Never heard a word from him, but he knows this is fact. read more