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Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:33 pm to yellowfin
We hear you. Well, at least some of us do. The vast majority of docs are very Type A personality with some underlying OCD traits. Consequently, we really don't enjoy running late either. The reasons we get behind are multifactorial but can be summed up bay saying that we are dealing with humans. Staying on time would be simple if everyone, including docs and staff, showed up a little early, and when the allotted time was up the visit was abruptly ended.
7 min into a sick or urgent visit and 15 min into a wellness visit or medical follow up a buzzer goes off mid sentence the doc stands and walks out. Patients would LOVE that.
7 min into a sick or urgent visit and 15 min into a wellness visit or medical follow up a buzzer goes off mid sentence the doc stands and walks out. Patients would LOVE that.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 5:35 pm
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:33 pm to Bleeding purple
Shut up, health servant, and get me some ox...alcsy.. I forget cause it's been so long.. Axycottin? Is that it?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:35 pm to Bleeding purple
Schedule less & longer appointments then.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:41 pm to OKellsBells
I earn an nice salary and yes I chose my profession and where I practice. I have had many great experiences. Truly touching and improving the lives of patients and there families is very fulfilling. Delivering babies to teary eyed first time parents, correctly diagnosing chronic ailments that have been misdiagnosed and mistreated for years, and skillfully performing procedures that reduced morbidity and mortality are some of my most cherished memories.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:43 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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Schedule less & longer appointments then.
I would love to do exactly that. Sadly healthcare has become a volume business where the provider of the service has no control of his/her reimbursement rates. With ever increasing overhead and bureaucracy providers are simply forced to see more patients in less time.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:44 pm to Bleeding purple
How about some uplifting healthcare secrets?
If you are scheduled for surgery you are told to eat nothing after midnight, right? That's a good idea if your surgery is scheduled before lunchtime. However you can have clear liquids up to 2 hours before your arrival time. This includes water, juices with no pulp, black coffee with no additives, and Gatorade type drinks. Absolutely no milk or dairy products and be smart about the amount. If you tell the anesthesiologist you drank two gallons of water 2 hours before you got there you may get canceled.
Also you can brush your teeth the morning of surgery.
If you are scheduled for surgery you are told to eat nothing after midnight, right? That's a good idea if your surgery is scheduled before lunchtime. However you can have clear liquids up to 2 hours before your arrival time. This includes water, juices with no pulp, black coffee with no additives, and Gatorade type drinks. Absolutely no milk or dairy products and be smart about the amount. If you tell the anesthesiologist you drank two gallons of water 2 hours before you got there you may get canceled.
Also you can brush your teeth the morning of surgery.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:44 pm to Bleeding purple
Who do work for ? I'll be sure not to pray for you or your business.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:50 pm to pleading the fifth
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How about some uplifting healthcare secrets?
Most offices open and hour or two before the doctor has appointments scheduled. Usually you can get your fasting labs done prior to your appointment later that day. Sometimes, depending on proximity you may even have time to then leave and grab a quick bite to eat before your appointment.
If you call and update your information like insurance, address, phone numbers, etc. as they change to the office, the check in process is much smoother.
Many offices, especially rural family practices, will see walk in patients. It is some times easier to walk in and wait for an opening than it would be to call and wait for a scheduled same day appointment.
wearing clothes that allow the area in question to be examined without fully disrobing sometimes speeds up appointments.
hydrogen peroxide is great for cleaning a dirty wound but don't keep using it as the wound heals as you are killing new cells.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:51 pm to Bleeding purple
If you have a patient who you know is a talker, begin the conversation with, "I have 10 minutes to help you before I need to go help the others. Let's get started." Encourage them to stay on topic. If they can't and they try to go over your time, tell them to schedule another appointment so you can adress the other problems.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:53 pm to MottLaneKid
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Who do work for ?
Like most primary care docs, my patients, myself, Medicaid, ACA insurance, and Medicare in that order.
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I'll be sure not to pray for you or your business.
How very Christian of you.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:53 pm to Bleeding purple
Doc: Dont mind the negative comments. Most on here know not of what they are speaking.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:54 pm to Bleeding purple
Thanks for all you do. It is really frustrating when people are rude or unprepared.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:55 pm to AlceeFortier
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Doc: Dont mind the negative comments. Most on here know not of what they are speaking.
They should make y'all take an entire semester of marketing classes in med school. Maybe that would help knock the stupid out of some of y'all.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 6:02 pm to Bleeding purple
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Arriving at the office in time to fill out paper work, verify insurance, and get into room (especially for patients with mobility disabilities) will help assure you and everyone else is seen on time.
This shite won't impact things one bit. You'll still make me wait 20 minutes for the 2nd appointment of the day.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 6:03 pm to Golfer
"Some " is the key word. Most are caring people dealing with demanding uninformed people. I agree some can be arrogant. People need to know that the only person who really knows the human body is a god and he has not written a textbook of his knowledge. Sort of puts mortals at a disadvantage.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 6:04 pm to Golfer
I agree business classes and marketing classes would be an excellent portion of med school.
There's already talk about extending the medical curriculum another year because the volume what medicine has grown so much.
There's already talk about extending the medical curriculum another year because the volume what medicine has grown so much.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 6:04 pm to Bleeding purple
So do you work in Athens or Tyler?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 6:05 pm to Bleeding purple
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The longest any patient has waited to be seen by me past their appointment time this week was 33 min and that was because the patient before them was actively suicidal and had to be directly admitted to the hospital in the middle of clinic.
People don't understand this. Patient care comes first so someone with a legitimate emergency will get more attention than the patients behind them. I understand that sometimes doctors will go a bit slow, and I also understand the unfortunate reasons for overbooking. That said, as a doctor myself, it pisses me off to no end when I'm asked to get to an appointment early and then wait an extra hour because the doc is running slow.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 6:07 pm to cwil177
The thing that docs fail to do when something like this happens is recover from the service shortfall. Instead of coming in late and apologizing for the delay, they just come in and rush through the appt.
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