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Dr offices are terribly inefficient csb
Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:34 am
Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:34 am
Sitting here in the waiting room for 20 minutes now. Appt was at 8:15 for my kid to get a simple physical. Get here early like a good patient, check in and wait. 8:15 rolls around and some more people have arrived. They just start taking the 8 am appt at 8:15. No wonder they are always behind. Then another 20 or so waiting in the room for 5 minutes with the doc. It never improves, stop overbooking your patients and respect other peoples time. I am not a fan
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Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:35 am to ob1pimpbobi
wear your mask and shut up like a good boy.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:35 am to ob1pimpbobi
that's the way it is at the free clinics, baw
Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:36 am to ob1pimpbobi
Open the cabinets and drawers in the room and see if you can find anything worth your wait time.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:36 am to ob1pimpbobi
Sorry you’re poor
Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:37 am to ob1pimpbobi
815 appointment?
Doc probably didn’t even arrive at the office until 820.
Doc probably didn’t even arrive at the office until 820.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 8:58 am to ob1pimpbobi
Get a concierge PCP like a real OT baller and you won’t have to wait with the normal folk
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:00 am to Chad504boy
Yes, damn masks, wear it, but touch everything else. Lulz on the poor talk. Nothing in the cabinets so far. But one is locked and I am not Matthew Broderick Wargames level smart enough to uock it.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:00 am to ob1pimpbobi
I got my physical for football every year in high school at my doctor's house.
Now if I need something I call one of my padnuhs that are doctors. You poor baw
Now if I need something I call one of my padnuhs that are doctors. You poor baw
This post was edited on 7/25/22 at 9:02 am
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:00 am to ob1pimpbobi
Doctors offices are inefficient because government involvement has almost eliminated competition. The price fixing that occurs between insurance companies and doctors guarantees margins regardless of operational efficiencies.
Our health care could be fixed by eliminating the tax deduction for health insurance and giving vouchers to the indigent. The first would cause businesses to stop giving health insurance as compensation. This would result in higher salaries and employees shopping for the best value in health care.
Our health care could be fixed by eliminating the tax deduction for health insurance and giving vouchers to the indigent. The first would cause businesses to stop giving health insurance as compensation. This would result in higher salaries and employees shopping for the best value in health care.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:01 am to ob1pimpbobi
Have you tried seeing a doctor that respects your time?
They actually exist, although lower reimbursements and higher overhead costs mean doctors have to see as many patients as possible to keep the lights on, so it’s getting trickier.
They actually exist, although lower reimbursements and higher overhead costs mean doctors have to see as many patients as possible to keep the lights on, so it’s getting trickier.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:03 am to cwil177
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They actually exist, although lower reimbursements and higher overhead costs mean doctors have to see as many patients as possible to keep the lights on, so it’s getting trickier.
around where I live the clinics are owned by docs but staffed with PAs, rarely see the doc but never have to wait more than 3-5 minutes
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:05 am to 777Tiger
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rarely see the doc
Yikes.
I’ll wait for the doc.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:06 am to cwil177
I don't know any doctors or nurses driving 1994 Honda accords because that's the most reliable vehicle they can afford. It ain't that difficult to keep the lights on.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:06 am to BatonScrewedTiger
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Get a concierge PCP like a real OT baller and you won’t have to wait with the normal folk
Get a consigliere and you won't have to wait anywhere ever again.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:06 am to cwil177
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Yikes.
I’ll wait for the doc.
unless you're seeing a specialist that's the route the PCPs have gone, at least around here
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:13 am to ob1pimpbobi
The medical industry sucks, baw. Clinics, hospitals, etc.
don't pay MA's and nurses what they're worth, so they have a hard time keeping good help. Constant turnover & shortages.
Also: don't write your SSN down on the 27 forms they give to new patients.
don't pay MA's and nurses what they're worth, so they have a hard time keeping good help. Constant turnover & shortages.
Also: don't write your SSN down on the 27 forms they give to new patients.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:20 am to GetCocky11
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815 appointment?
Doc probably didn’t even arrive at the office until 820.
This is always the case at the pediatrician my kids go to. Fortunately, we always book the first appt unless its an emergency, so even when the Dr comes in late we still get seen first. Also helps my Dr only books 1 patient every 15 minutes, unlike a lot of places that will have multiple patients booked every 15 minutes. Only time waiting is an issue is if there are a number of urgent cases; she will allocate 1 urgent case per hour before kicking them to other Drs in the office, or the urgent care on the other side of town.
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:21 am to dbeck
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Get a consigliere and you won't have to wait anywhere ever again.
or just go to a walk in clinic
Posted on 7/25/22 at 9:23 am to 777Tiger
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unless you're seeing a specialist that's the route the PCPs have gone, at least around here
That sucks, man. Primary care is way too broad and frankly I think it’s irresponsible to have mid levels acting as the sole care provider for a patient, especially one with complex medical issues or one needing a work up for new issues.
Thanks to govt interference and the corporate practice of medicine we are moving towards a two-tiered health system. Rich/educated will get to see doctors and poor/uneducated/rural will see NPs/PAs. I encourage everyone to listen to the patients at risk podcast. It delves into these issues and how patients are being placed in harm’s way by poorly prepared, independently practicing midlevels. There is a reason why doctors have to undergo so much school and post grad training to practice safely. LINK
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