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Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:19 am to TDFreak
Mayim, I’ll tale First World Problems for $200, please.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:21 am to Privateer 2007
quote:Quit taking medicaid.
I've heard from some opthalmologist/optometry baws, they double book medicaid people. Because, they skip appointments so frequently.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:21 am to AUriptide
quote:
appointment was at 1 and didn't see doctor until 2:45.
Ya, I may wait 30-45 minutes, but after that Im out.
If your wait time gets to be 1+ hours its time to reschedule some patients to another day.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:23 am to TDFreak
shite happens sometimes - my urologist books surgeries at 6am and starts appointments later in the day. When they cut me open to cut out the lymph nodes in my abdomen, it took him well over 8 hours to get the work done because my kidney was in terrible shape from cancer - he went ahead and did the work to remove all of it at once rather than rebooking surgeries and having to cut me open again.
shite happens, sometimes seeing specialists means having to wait.
shite happens, sometimes seeing specialists means having to wait.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:30 am to dyslexiateechur
quote:
Try going to an ob/gyn
Are you saying men don't go to the ob/gyn??
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:32 am to BigPapiDoesItAgain
quote:Not the patient's problem.
Scheduling is indeed very difficult to do efficiently.
quote:Yeah there is. They could mold their expectations around patient (customer) satisfaction instead of their own.
It is an absolute necessity of multiple bookings for a time slot if one expects to be able to see patients in a timely fashion, it just is and there is no way around that
quote:In most industries it's the customer who decides what is acceptable rather than the business.
if a provider doesn't book multiple on slots, they will run into unacceptable time to appointment figures.
quote:Yeah so don't overbook.
I would wager that most providers don't want to be there any longer than they have to
quote:So how come it's a one-way street for all this time and money?
as time is money to them just as it is to every patient.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:34 am to TDFreak
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Why don’t these folks schedule more reasonably? If they have “surgery” then don’t book appointments. Better yet, they should give a discount on the bill. Sheesh.
/rant
Two things. Demand is high and they don't schedule emergencies.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:55 am to TDFreak
Went to Oschner (main campus) last week for an appt.
2pm scheduled appt, got there/checked in at 1:45.
Was called in at 2:35, nurse did the weigh in, bp, temperature check, etc, and left me in the room around 2:40.
Sat there and played on my phone til the doctor (and a resident she was training) arrived at 3:30. Actual time with doctor was 10 minutes.
She said they were overbooked and this was ‘normal’.
I guess this is the way things are.
2pm scheduled appt, got there/checked in at 1:45.
Was called in at 2:35, nurse did the weigh in, bp, temperature check, etc, and left me in the room around 2:40.
Sat there and played on my phone til the doctor (and a resident she was training) arrived at 3:30. Actual time with doctor was 10 minutes.
She said they were overbooked and this was ‘normal’.
I guess this is the way things are.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 9:57 am to TDFreak
Mrs. Bawthouse holds clinic on certain days and operative days on others. They do not overlap, but she sometimes does have to do emergency surgeries which can wreck a day’s schedule. In a given day, for clinic, she may see 20-30 patients(depending on how many no show). Of those she does see, she spends anywhere from 5-20 minutes with each(her nurse spends 5-10 with each prior). She has no idea how many patients in a given day will require closer to the 5 minutes or closer to the 20. Should she cut patients off after a certain number of minutes to ensure nobody has to wait, or should she give each patient the time needed to properly treat them? Should she schedule 25 minutes time blocks for each patient(she has to dictate notes after each patient visit and review files before the next patient) to make sure no patient ever waits beyond the scheduled appointment time? Is that good time management for someone of her position? Does that allow her to help the most people she can possibly help? She cares about patient experience far more than most physicians do, and her patients sometimes do have to wait(granted it’s not crazy long wait times like at some offices).
Try to understand that what you see through your singular lens is not all that is going on in the world around you. Everything doesn’t slide perfectly into the cookie cutter you believe it should to make your life easier. We live in a complex world.
Try to understand that what you see through your singular lens is not all that is going on in the world around you. Everything doesn’t slide perfectly into the cookie cutter you believe it should to make your life easier. We live in a complex world.
This post was edited on 9/9/22 at 10:08 am
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:02 am to AUriptide
quote:
Just went last week, appointment was at 1 and didn't see doctor until 2:45.
Had an appointment for my kid at 11:15 at the pediatrician when she was younger. They close for lunch at noon. At 12:05, they come in the waiting room and tell me I need to come back at 1:15. Went grab a bite to eat and back at 1:15. Still didn't get seen until 2:30.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:22 am to cheobode
Most doctors are shite now don't listen when you tell them what's going on just want your money then move on to next patient. Covid made me realize these fricks don't care about anyone just paying their mortgage no matter your health.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:29 am to BawtHouse
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Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:33 am to kengel2
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Ya, I may wait 30-45 minutes, but after that Im out.
20 Mins and I'm out, what's the point of an appointment if you have to wait that long.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:46 am to TDFreak
quote:
Then they blow past your appointment time as if you have zero value.
correct. Thats why they are the doctor and you are paying to see them. Don't like it? should have gone to med school and done something about it.
quote:
If they have “surgery” then don’t book appointments.
not even going to tell you how incompetent this makes you look.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 10:52 am to BigGreenTiger
quote:quote:correct. Thats why they are the doctor and you are paying to see them. Don't like it? should have gone to med school and done something about it.
Then they blow past your appointment time as if you have zero value.
If this is the attitude of most doctors, then they should be put at the back of the line whenever they need someone else's services.
Sorry it's taking so long to fix your car, doc. Don't like it? Maybe you should have gone to trade school to be a mechanic.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:03 am to tigerfoot
quote:
Quit taking medicaid
It's that simple, right? Just cut off an income stream. I'm sure if someone told you to do the same in your line of work, you'd happily oblige.
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:05 am to TDFreak
I paid $200.00 for our baby appt and they are over an hour late. What was the point in me showing up on time?
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:11 am to medtiger
quote:If that income stream meant I'd have to rob hours of time daily from my other customers to the point that the one thing my entire profession is known for is not meeting schedule obligations, yes.quote:It's that simple, right? Just cut off an income stream. I'm sure if someone told you to do the same in your line of work, you'd happily oblige.
Quit taking medicaid
Posted on 9/9/22 at 11:26 am to TDFreak
This is because you aren't the customer, the insurance company is the customer.
The insurance company pays a flat rate for a given procedure. The doctors can't charge more for providing a better customer service. So, typically, they don't provide one.
The insurance company pays a flat rate for a given procedure. The doctors can't charge more for providing a better customer service. So, typically, they don't provide one.
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