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"Calling to remind you of your Dr. Appointment"
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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 307144" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>Daisy - </p><p> </p><p>I'm not a radical - really I'm not. I'm not a trouble maker either. I deserve to be treated like anyone else. With dignity. I have worked my entire life for people who have money and when I say money I mean ridiculously rich. When they leave the office at say - 11:45 for a doctors appointment that is 15 minutes down the road I have ALWAYS been amazed. Then they are ALWAYS back by 12:20 and it just BLOWS my mind. </p><p> </p><p>When I leave for a noon doctors appointment I have had to take off at 11:15 am and I'm NEVER back until 2:00 PM. My employers NEVER understood and were just certain that I was off shopping, or having lunch or getting my nails done. I have forever had to get one of those slips that excuse me from work with the times filled in like I'm in grade school. I'm a 40 year old woman for pity sake. Employers with money don't belive a Dr.'s appointment for - a cold, on Medicaid with a child can take ALL DAY. Leaving work, picking the child up from school (waiting in the office even though you sent a note in that said have him IN the office at noon), then getting back out to the parking lot, driving across town because it's the only place that takes your Medicaid and it's no where NEAR where you work because you took any job you could, waiting and waiting and waiting because it is the ONLY doctor that could take your Medicaid, finally getting in and more waiting, then getting the prescriptions, and by then school is probably out, so you do what? Go back to work or take the kid with you? I mean - yeah I get it and entire day shot. </p><p> </p><p>So when I didn't have the child to deal with and I kept seeing these men I worked for have real 15 minute Dr. visits I said "Where do YOU go that you actually get seen on time?" They said they've NEVER waited. So why should I? What is the difference? My insurance and MY time are just as important!! The difference is SPEAKING UP. I wasn't ugly, I wasn't crass I just said HEY WHAT ABOUT ME? I'm not walking in and pretending to be a senators daughter, or a congressmans wife - and what would it matter if I were? Should I be treated any differently? Should anyone? </p><p> </p><p>I understand that there are going to be delays from time to time. I understand that there are going to be bad days for doctors and flat tires and lifes bumps - FINE - put a note up and let us know -so I can decide if I want to be delayed 15, 20,30 minutes. Don't assume it's OKAY to keep ME waiting without explaination. Another thing that I have grown accustomed to doing when I go to other doctors is asking "Does your doctor keep his appointment times?" When I get the deer in the headlight look from the receptionist then I say "I'm on a tight schedule and a variance of 15 minutes can throw my entire day off, so if there will be a delay I need to know now so I can make arrangements with the 10 other people I need to meet today who are counting on me to keep MY scheduled appointment." When they say "Oh are you a realtor or something?" I say "No - I keep my promises." and leave it at that. </p><p> </p><p>It's amazing how things WILL BE routed for you after making a statement like that OR - things will be told to you like - THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT delay - do you mind, can you reschedule??</p><p> </p><p>If I can wait? I have no problem also saying - "I have a free afternoon so if you have someone in a hurry I have a little time today - but I have to be somewhere by XX:00 o'clock - so I'm not stuck there all day too. </p><p> </p><p>Whether you have insurance or money - or even Medicaid or Medicare it's going to start getting really competitive so you may as well let your health care professionals know - you're shopping for the office that can get you in and out in the best time for YOU - with the least hassles. </p><p> </p><p>IT may just be that understaffed/over booked offices HIRE more people to alleviate the problem and create more jobs for some of those nurses overburnened already. Or it may make it so that offices that are overrun get organized and stop running their staff into the ground for the sake of the allmighty buck. </p><p> </p><p>I know I've got my invoice ready - lol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 307144, member: 4964"] Daisy - I'm not a radical - really I'm not. I'm not a trouble maker either. I deserve to be treated like anyone else. With dignity. I have worked my entire life for people who have money and when I say money I mean ridiculously rich. When they leave the office at say - 11:45 for a doctors appointment that is 15 minutes down the road I have ALWAYS been amazed. Then they are ALWAYS back by 12:20 and it just BLOWS my mind. When I leave for a noon doctors appointment I have had to take off at 11:15 am and I'm NEVER back until 2:00 PM. My employers NEVER understood and were just certain that I was off shopping, or having lunch or getting my nails done. I have forever had to get one of those slips that excuse me from work with the times filled in like I'm in grade school. I'm a 40 year old woman for pity sake. Employers with money don't belive a Dr.'s appointment for - a cold, on Medicaid with a child can take ALL DAY. Leaving work, picking the child up from school (waiting in the office even though you sent a note in that said have him IN the office at noon), then getting back out to the parking lot, driving across town because it's the only place that takes your Medicaid and it's no where NEAR where you work because you took any job you could, waiting and waiting and waiting because it is the ONLY doctor that could take your Medicaid, finally getting in and more waiting, then getting the prescriptions, and by then school is probably out, so you do what? Go back to work or take the kid with you? I mean - yeah I get it and entire day shot. So when I didn't have the child to deal with and I kept seeing these men I worked for have real 15 minute Dr. visits I said "Where do YOU go that you actually get seen on time?" They said they've NEVER waited. So why should I? What is the difference? My insurance and MY time are just as important!! The difference is SPEAKING UP. I wasn't ugly, I wasn't crass I just said HEY WHAT ABOUT ME? I'm not walking in and pretending to be a senators daughter, or a congressmans wife - and what would it matter if I were? Should I be treated any differently? Should anyone? I understand that there are going to be delays from time to time. I understand that there are going to be bad days for doctors and flat tires and lifes bumps - FINE - put a note up and let us know -so I can decide if I want to be delayed 15, 20,30 minutes. Don't assume it's OKAY to keep ME waiting without explaination. Another thing that I have grown accustomed to doing when I go to other doctors is asking "Does your doctor keep his appointment times?" When I get the deer in the headlight look from the receptionist then I say "I'm on a tight schedule and a variance of 15 minutes can throw my entire day off, so if there will be a delay I need to know now so I can make arrangements with the 10 other people I need to meet today who are counting on me to keep MY scheduled appointment." When they say "Oh are you a realtor or something?" I say "No - I keep my promises." and leave it at that. It's amazing how things WILL BE routed for you after making a statement like that OR - things will be told to you like - THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT delay - do you mind, can you reschedule?? If I can wait? I have no problem also saying - "I have a free afternoon so if you have someone in a hurry I have a little time today - but I have to be somewhere by XX:00 o'clock - so I'm not stuck there all day too. Whether you have insurance or money - or even Medicaid or Medicare it's going to start getting really competitive so you may as well let your health care professionals know - you're shopping for the office that can get you in and out in the best time for YOU - with the least hassles. IT may just be that understaffed/over booked offices HIRE more people to alleviate the problem and create more jobs for some of those nurses overburnened already. Or it may make it so that offices that are overrun get organized and stop running their staff into the ground for the sake of the allmighty buck. I know I've got my invoice ready - lol [/QUOTE]
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