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<blockquote data-quote="dreamer" data-source="post: 136578" data-attributes="member: 1697"><p>more weirdness-</p><p>everytime I go see my gp- they tell me I hafta pay new patient rate, which is higher. Nevermind he has been my gp for oh maybe 20 years? Why? becuz it has been more than a year since he last saw me. Hmm, well, I have not been sick in a general way, I did see my gyne here in the practice, and I did see the rheumy in the practice...and have had the kids in to pediatrician in the practice....but you have not seen the GP so you are consiedered "new" so it is a higher fee. </p><p>And everytime I go in to the officce, I have to fill in a new history. Um, hello, the whole family comes to this pratice, all our docs are here at this practice, and have been for 20 years- what history will have changed? well, we are updateing our computer so we need to do it again. Once I was at docs 2 days in a row and the 2nd day they SWORE I had to fill in a new history, even after I said I just did this YESTERDAY. </p><p>One time I took difficult child to doctor becuz she was ill, turns out she had scarlet fever- and they yelled at me for bringing a contagious child to docs office, possibly infecting others. Gosh, so sorry, should I have taken her to the shoe repairman for care instead? ANother time a nurse actually made fun of me for bringing easy child in when easy child got a tick I could not get to let loose. (and easy child wanted it tested for disease) The nurse told me the doctor was squeamish of bugs and now it would fall to her, the nurse, to remove the darned tick. Gee, I am SO sorry. Sorry we are paying $300 to be here....makeing you have to do something you find stupid.</p><p></p><p>SOmething else makes me nuts, too. Call to make an appointment, and gosh get there and they say oh no, we do not treat THAT- for THAT you see your specialist. Um, what specialist? I do not know what I have, and I do not know what specialist to see...well, you need to find one, cuz doctor is not comfortable treating that, well, fine, tell me what kind of doctor TO go see. Then I call THAT specialist and his people say, well, do you have a diagnosis? no, my doctor would not give one, out of his area of expertise. well we only treat X. DO you have X? Well I don't know, I am not a doctor. </p><p>My insurance will not pay for appts without a specific reason.....so my rheumy was upset cuz I had not seen GP---well, what REASON to I give when setting GP appointment? My rheumy just wants to make sure I see you? </p><p></p><p>My kids used to all go to pediatrician, pediatrician always set their appts for same day and time..do you think they ever reduced the cost for all of us smushing in for a group appointment? Of course not. I finally began to request very seperate appts on different days. Except that stunk cuz we would be in waiting room for hours. </p><p></p><p>Phone tag is not fun. I do not like that game. I would rather wait on hold. I also just love it (not) when docs office calls to cancel an appointment you set months ago---but when you try to set a new appointment, they are now working on appts 3 more months away, and then when you finally DO go in, the doctor gets mad at YOU for there being so long from last appointment to now. As if it is OUR fault. </p><p></p><p>If someone here wakes up kinda ill? and needs to have a docs note for school or work? Hmmm...the docs offices are so backed up, cannot get an appointment for that day, and often not even for next day. SO head out to immediate care clinic, and what do they say? Well, they musta gotten tired of all the people needing docs notes for work/school cuz their new policy is they refuse outright to give docs notes, they even POSTED it on their wall......and what is their addvice usually? Call your doctor and set an appointment with them.....</p><p>Go to ER and UG! Of course they will get upset and say you know we are an ER and we do life death EMERGENCIES and THIS is NOT an emergency- THIS is a waste of resources...... <sigh> </p><p></p><p>Yes, there have been LOTS of times when I have said "forget it I am TOO sick to BOTHER with all the bureacracy of trying to see a doctor." There have also been times when I have said, well if I am THAT sick, I would prolly die waiting on hold or waiting for call back or waiting in waiting room anyway..might as well cut out the middleman and just die without all that bother. Chances are pretty good I will either die or get better. </p><p></p><p>Exccept ya know.....CPS does not like it when you do not take kids to doctor. Neither does school------neither does a job. I mean, a job usually wants you to go, so you can bring a note.altho they usually prefer you not go dureing work hours. LOL. </p><p></p><p>Ironic that places say they do not want you at work or school sick, especially if you are contagious, BUT......I know TONS of people fired for missing days at work due to illness, and I have dealt with schools far too many times regarding absence from school due to illness, and it was NOT pleasant. </p><p></p><p><sigh> sorry, just venting out my frustration with it all. </p><p>I suppose as soon as I get in car to run errands, my phone will begin to buzz with all the callbacks. Of Course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dreamer, post: 136578, member: 1697"] more weirdness- everytime I go see my gp- they tell me I hafta pay new patient rate, which is higher. Nevermind he has been my gp for oh maybe 20 years? Why? becuz it has been more than a year since he last saw me. Hmm, well, I have not been sick in a general way, I did see my gyne here in the practice, and I did see the rheumy in the practice...and have had the kids in to pediatrician in the practice....but you have not seen the GP so you are consiedered "new" so it is a higher fee. And everytime I go in to the officce, I have to fill in a new history. Um, hello, the whole family comes to this pratice, all our docs are here at this practice, and have been for 20 years- what history will have changed? well, we are updateing our computer so we need to do it again. Once I was at docs 2 days in a row and the 2nd day they SWORE I had to fill in a new history, even after I said I just did this YESTERDAY. One time I took difficult child to doctor becuz she was ill, turns out she had scarlet fever- and they yelled at me for bringing a contagious child to docs office, possibly infecting others. Gosh, so sorry, should I have taken her to the shoe repairman for care instead? ANother time a nurse actually made fun of me for bringing easy child in when easy child got a tick I could not get to let loose. (and easy child wanted it tested for disease) The nurse told me the doctor was squeamish of bugs and now it would fall to her, the nurse, to remove the darned tick. Gee, I am SO sorry. Sorry we are paying $300 to be here....makeing you have to do something you find stupid. SOmething else makes me nuts, too. Call to make an appointment, and gosh get there and they say oh no, we do not treat THAT- for THAT you see your specialist. Um, what specialist? I do not know what I have, and I do not know what specialist to see...well, you need to find one, cuz doctor is not comfortable treating that, well, fine, tell me what kind of doctor TO go see. Then I call THAT specialist and his people say, well, do you have a diagnosis? no, my doctor would not give one, out of his area of expertise. well we only treat X. DO you have X? Well I don't know, I am not a doctor. My insurance will not pay for appts without a specific reason.....so my rheumy was upset cuz I had not seen GP---well, what REASON to I give when setting GP appointment? My rheumy just wants to make sure I see you? My kids used to all go to pediatrician, pediatrician always set their appts for same day and time..do you think they ever reduced the cost for all of us smushing in for a group appointment? Of course not. I finally began to request very seperate appts on different days. Except that stunk cuz we would be in waiting room for hours. Phone tag is not fun. I do not like that game. I would rather wait on hold. I also just love it (not) when docs office calls to cancel an appointment you set months ago---but when you try to set a new appointment, they are now working on appts 3 more months away, and then when you finally DO go in, the doctor gets mad at YOU for there being so long from last appointment to now. As if it is OUR fault. If someone here wakes up kinda ill? and needs to have a docs note for school or work? Hmmm...the docs offices are so backed up, cannot get an appointment for that day, and often not even for next day. SO head out to immediate care clinic, and what do they say? Well, they musta gotten tired of all the people needing docs notes for work/school cuz their new policy is they refuse outright to give docs notes, they even POSTED it on their wall......and what is their addvice usually? Call your doctor and set an appointment with them..... Go to ER and UG! Of course they will get upset and say you know we are an ER and we do life death EMERGENCIES and THIS is NOT an emergency- THIS is a waste of resources...... <sigh> Yes, there have been LOTS of times when I have said "forget it I am TOO sick to BOTHER with all the bureacracy of trying to see a doctor." There have also been times when I have said, well if I am THAT sick, I would prolly die waiting on hold or waiting for call back or waiting in waiting room anyway..might as well cut out the middleman and just die without all that bother. Chances are pretty good I will either die or get better. Exccept ya know.....CPS does not like it when you do not take kids to doctor. Neither does school------neither does a job. I mean, a job usually wants you to go, so you can bring a note.altho they usually prefer you not go dureing work hours. LOL. Ironic that places say they do not want you at work or school sick, especially if you are contagious, BUT......I know TONS of people fired for missing days at work due to illness, and I have dealt with schools far too many times regarding absence from school due to illness, and it was NOT pleasant. <sigh> sorry, just venting out my frustration with it all. I suppose as soon as I get in car to run errands, my phone will begin to buzz with all the callbacks. Of Course. [/QUOTE]
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