re: How long do you wait to see a Dr before saying frick it and leave?

Then once they get you in the back room you gotta wait some more.

It's like why the hell did y'all call me to come back here if the doctor still isn't ready to see me?

Guess you don't need that Vicodin that much after all

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Most doctors I see make me pay the copay up front

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A friend of mine doesn't put up with this sort of shite. After 15 minutes he goes to the desk and demands his copay back. After a shocked look they might say they can't do that, and he informs them he will contest the credit card charges for failure to provide services. Then they say wait a minute, then take him to the examination room.

I don't make appointments for my GP. I show up in the morning first thing and tell them I need to see the doctor and am catching a plane in an hour or something like that.

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And this is why Drs run behind.

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\nah

I almost did the same thing the other night in an emergency room. If i would have been there for me I would have left. But the kiddo needed a flu test.

If they won't give a reason I'm out 30-40 minutes after appointment time.

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Any other business that makes you wait longer than 10 minutes for a meeting is considered rude and unacceptable.

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1. A doctor's appointment isn't exactly the same as a business meeting, and if we treated it the same way, you'd be bitching that doctors are

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treating customers like shite.

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2. In just about every other type of profession, the meeting isn't where the money is earned. Doctors only make money when the patient is sitting right in front of them. Your CPA, lawyer, financial advisor, etc want you in and out ASAP so they can actually go to work for you and make their money.

3. If everyone showed up for every appointment or cancelled in a timely fashion, wait times would be less. Doctors overbook because of #2 and no shows.

4. Some doctors really are rude and inconsiderate of wait times, and could do much better. Maybe yours is one of those, but in all likelihood, there are things going on you don't realize that are causing your wait time. If wait times are a significant problem for you, I suggest looking into a concierge type practice where you pay a monthly fee for access to the MD whenever you like.

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but kaiser has no wait usually

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This. I had my annual physical yesterday. Doctor was running a few minutes behind but they got me in did all my vitals and let me know what was going on. Rarely do I wait for my scheduled visits.

Really don't care if I do. I understand that stuff comes up they can't control and just roll with it.

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he's 32.

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Millennial doctors, that is going to blow some old people's minds on here.

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He was very thorough and seemed genuinely concerned about my well being, unlike my previous PCP.

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Likely why he was late. I'm sure this board won't believe me, but for PCP's and E&M based docs, packing a schedule tight with back to back 15 & 30 minute (or less) appointments is necessary to remain profitable enough to continue operating. When you have a "good" physician that gives you the time you actually need, it's going to create delays for everyone else. The only alternatives are pushing you in and out at 30 minute increments no matter what, or not scheduling enough patients to maintain operations.

Unless your Kaiser, or Methodist, or Oschner, etc... and can negotiate high enough reimbursements on office visits to maintain a sane schedule. But most docs can't do that. Your office visit will pay $50-$170, depending on how its billed. And there is alot that goes into that appointment other than the actual doctor visit. Until PCP's are paid properly and become more plentiful, this is the way it will work.