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Posted: 5/13/2022 1:54:17 PM EDT
[#1]
That will teach the Dr. a lesson they won't soon forget.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 1:54:44 PM EDT
[#2]
BTDT. They don’t care.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 1:54:52 PM EDT
[#3]
Ouch. My doctor is never on time. I also haven’t been in 5 years so maybe its changed.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:04:27 PM EDT
[#4]
I had one not even show up for work. An intern walked in and told me he "normally" runs very late. Respect goes both ways.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:07:07 PM EDT
[#5]
Send the doc a bill for your time. If he refuses to pay send to collections. They most certainly do that to us.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:08:01 PM EDT
[#6]
our old family doc did that crap triple book or whatever they did to slow down seeing people , I started taking naps on the checkout table waiting for her.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:09:14 PM EDT
[#7]
They will probably send a bill to your insurance company.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:09:36 PM EDT
[#8]
Should of left a dump on the exam table as a specimen sample
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:10:05 PM EDT
[#9]
you sure showed him! lol
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:10:16 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: BTDT. They don’t care. Same here. They still billed my insurance company. A few weeks later I got a certified letter that the doctor was dropping me as a patient. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:11:19 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted: Walked in 15 minutes early. Waiting room one hour. Back room thirty minutes. No doc. Bye bye I just did the same. I had a 1445 appt for a hernia surgery follow up. Got there at 1430 and the waiting room was full……Doc was supposed to be in at 1300 and hadn't even shown up yet. I asked if he was coming from Surgery….nope…just coming from home she said. Pompous assess. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:11:22 PM EDT
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I had one that started his day at the hospital then would ride his Harley in an hour after his first appointment at his clinic. I always try to get the first appointment to avoid delays, but it didn't work with him.
The same POS gave me a bunch of prescriptions I didn't need and I overheard him getting approval from his partner to send me to a specialist I desperately needed. They 100% put their profits before my health. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:11:24 PM EDT
[#13]
I've never had an egregiously late medical appointment. I doubt I've ever waited longer than 15 minutes or so.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:11:31 PM EDT
[#14]
Best way I have found to avoid this is to try get appointments first thing in the morning.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:12:17 PM EDT
[#15]
Some doctors are habitually late—personally, I think they’re just people who are
poor planners with their personal life & office. I cover a hospital & ER in addition to my office—99% of the time when I’m late, it’s because the computer/EMR shut the bed again & 5 IT people are standing in my office saying—we’ve never seen this before…. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:12:38 PM EDT
[#16]
Give the man some slack, after lunch he took the Pharma rep to a hotel to bang. He's gonna be back soon
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:12:45 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Send the doc a bill for your time. If he refuses to pay send to collections. They most certainly do that to us.  Attached FileGood luck with that |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:13:18 PM EDT
[#18]
I've been with the same doc for 6 years, never waited more than 5 or 10 minutes.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:14:11 PM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/Jennifer-Lawrence-ok-thumbs-up_zps5c0357b9_GIF-103.gif Good luck with that Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Send the doc a bill for your time. If he refuses to pay send to collections. They most certainly do that to us. /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/Jennifer-Lawrence-ok-thumbs-up_zps5c0357b9_GIF-103.gif Good luck with that Why not? It costs nothing. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:16:05 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They will probably send a bill to your insurance company. Informing your insurer might cause them to decline the bill for lack of services rendered. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:17:26 PM EDT
[#21]
I work with doctors. Doctors get jacked around every which way, the most important being medical emergencies that either require their personal attention or for which they get conscripted into assisting on.
I shudder to look at it this way, but their time is actually more valuable than most other peoples'. The messed-up part is when they leave you waiting without informing you that there will be a delay. That's certainly worth a complaint, or even looking for another doctor whose staff has a better service attitude. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:19:20 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Send the doc a bill for your time. Collect. I eventually fired him over him refusing to check that a medication he'd prescribed was causing me serious problems. Found a new doc. He ordered a blood test and sure enough, I was having the well known rare but serious side effect. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:19:33 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Best way I have found to avoid this is to try get appointments first thing in the morning. This, especially since I normally have fasting blood work done. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:20:06 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They will probably send a bill to your insurance company. Probably? |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:22:07 PM EDT
[#25]
Its the front office staff. The days of a woman that been working there for 20 years and ran the office like a bootcamp are long gone. Now, its some chola complete with hand tattoo that doesn't give a shit except when its time to leave.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:22:09 PM EDT
[#26]
Take the first available appointment in the AM. I don't blame you OP, it's the only industry where it has some how become acceptable to keep people waiting.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:22:35 PM EDT
[#27]
If the events of the last couple of years have shown us anything, it's that doctors - GP's typically - are simply scripts signers following quite simple diagnostic and prescription rules. Very little free thinking, they deal with a dozen very common ailments over and over again. No thinking outside the box. You can reach the same diagnosis and drug schedule with a few minutes of research.
Now and again they get something out of their lane that they refer you to some else for. Kind of like jiffy lube guys for the human body. This doesn't apply to surgeons or oncologists etc whom I have some respect for. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:23:58 PM EDT
[#28]
My doctor is often running late. He’s there, he just takes his time with patients, most of whom are elderly. He is also my dads doctor. I dislike waiting but he is a good doctor and like I said, he takes his time with everyone. He’s gotten better about it and has different blocks of times for different patients now. My dad has a 40 minute block allotted to him vs me with a 20 minute block.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:24:48 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Send the doc a bill for your time. If he refuses to pay send to collections. They most certainly do that to us. Ops probably going to get a bill for a cancelled appt as it is so might as well bill him back. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:26:33 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They will probably send a bill to your insurance company. Recording your weight and blood pressure is done before you hit a waiting room for a reason |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:27:50 PM EDT
[#31]
My doctors office stopped taking insurance, now they have a subscription thing setup. But I have been seeing my doc for decades, I have kickass .gov insurance so they made an exception for me and kept me on with my insurance. I am literally one hissy fit away from getting the boot. lol.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:28:37 PM EDT
[#32]
Take-home lesson: Schedule appointments either (1) first thing in the morning or (2) just after lunch.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:29:13 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If the events of the last couple of years have shown us anything, it's that doctors - GP's typically - are simply scripts signers following quite simple diagnostic and prescription rules. Very little free thinking, they deal with a dozen very common ailments over and over again. No thinking outside the box. You can reach the same diagnosis and drug schedule with a few minutes of research. Now and again they get something out of their lane that they refer you to some else for. Kind of like jiffy lube guys for the human body. This doesn't apply to surgeons or oncologists etc whom I have some respect for. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:33:05 PM EDT
[#34]
I saw an ortho doc for a first evaluation. 6 weeks and 4 phone calls later, I went to my GP, who must have called him; I got a hip shot a few days later. Still haven't heard from him.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:35:05 PM EDT
[#35]
You'll still get a bill.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:35:05 PM EDT
[#36]
The general practice I used to go to hired a consulting service about 7 years ago to boost their "metrics" in preparation of the lead partners selling the practice before they retired.
Immediately, they started double / triple booking doctors and having the CNAs and LPN's run around with clip boards asking repeat questions (usually the medical history they already had on file) of the patients, to try to hide the fact that the Dr wasn't going to actually talk to them. Of course, when the Dr actually did step in the room to see me, it was never the one I scheduled and they had no idea why I was there. That's how my appendicitis turned into a necrotic appendix with the related peritonitis and sepsis. Yeah, I'm still pissed off about it. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:35:07 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Give the man some slack, after lunch he took the Pharma rep to a hotel to bang. He's gonna be back soon I've never seen a male pharma rep, nor even an average-looking female one. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:37:01 PM EDT
[#38]
Yes I know what you’re talking about. My doctor was an hour late. Got called for an emergency surgery.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:38:52 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They will probably send a bill to your insurance company. One did that to me after I left once when the Dr didn’t come for 2 hours……. I called the insurance and they denied the bill and told the Dr why |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:42:22 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Should of left a dump on the exam table as a specimen sample Amber? Is that you? |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:43:25 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They will probably send a bill to your insurance company. Actually I’d be surprised if they didn’t. Why are doctors/dentists never on time? I can understand late in the day if appts start backing up but I’m often the only patient at my dentist at any one time and still wait. I imagine they are in an office bs’ing or playing solitaire on their pc? |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:45:47 PM EDT
[#42]
Reasons my patients had to wait for me on ONE day this week.
Diabetic emergency, a new diagnosis so I was spending a boatload of time trying to figure out why his vital signs were all mixed up. After I figured it all out and made sure he wasn't going to die. To the hospital to be admitted. Elderly lady fell down the stairs at facility. Xrays, full body exam (family begged me to do it, because they have no faith in the care facility). So, I am there in a small room with a family, trying to undress an elderly lady in a walker and perform all my normal duties while trying to run down and examine her Xrays and fill out all these referals etc they brought for me, NOT a 30 minute visit. A guy with shortness of breath. Probably should have just sent him to the ER when I first laid eyes on him, BUT I try to actually diagnose and treat people when I see them. Ultimately, he had significant EKG changes and bradycardia. Probably an MI. To the emergency room and probably cardiology intervention he goes. These people threw me hours behind my schedule. Now, funny thing. If you are the first patient and your doctor comes in 45 minutes late with his bicycle helmet still on and tells you he was late because he got caught up with another patient. He is most likely an a hole. I had a doctor pull that crap on me. LOL, he works with my wife, who told him later that the jig was up. Ironically the institution fired him for some B.S totally unrelated. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:50:55 PM EDT
[#43]
If you don’t want to wait and want your doctor’s undivided attention, then seek out either a Direct Primary Care or Concierge Doctor. But, expect to pay. Of course, most here would bitch about that…
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:51:02 PM EDT
[#44]
Must not have needed to see him too urgently. Probably some sick, maybe dying, person was getting his attention.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:51:12 PM EDT
[#45]
This is why I just go to the urgent care most times. Its a more expensive copay but I will gladly pay it to get in, get medication, and get out.
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:51:56 PM EDT
[#46]
I had an appointment today at 1:45. Received a text today at 11:45 stating that I had an appointment on the 18th at 2:45. So now I have to reschedule my work appointments next week.
WTF, man?!!! 
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:54:29 PM EDT
[#47]
You showed them OP.
Have fun finding a new PCP. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:56:05 PM EDT
[#48]
Did you shit in his sink?
If not then how do you know that they are aware or given proper notification of your dissatisfaction? If they complain tell them the stool sample was what you were there for but nobody showed up to collect and you were tired of holding your bowels. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:56:09 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Send the doc a bill for your time. If he refuses to pay send to collections. They most certainly do that to us. If I recall correctly some lady sued her Doc for making her wait and won. |
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Posted: 5/13/2022 2:57:26 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Reasons my patients had to wait for me on ONE day this week. Diabetic emergency, a new diagnosis so I was spending a boatload of time trying to figure out why his vital signs were all mixed up. After I figured it all out and made sure he wasn't going to die. To the hospital to be admitted. Elderly lady fell down the stairs at facility. Xrays, full body exam (family begged me to do it, because they have no faith in the care facility). So, I am there in a small room with a family, trying to undress an elderly lady in a walker and perform all my normal duties while trying to run down and examine her Xrays and fill out all these referals etc they brought for me, NOT a 30 minute visit. A guy with shortness of breath. Probably should have just sent him to the ER when I first laid eyes on him, BUT I try to actually diagnose and treat people when I see them. Ultimately, he had significant EKG changes and bradycardia. Probably an MI. To the emergency room and probably cardiology intervention he goes. These people threw me hours behind my schedule. Now, funny thing. If you are the first patient and your doctor comes in 45 minutes late with his bicycle helmet still on and tells you he was late because he got caught up with another patient. He is most likely an a hole. I had a doctor pull that crap on me. LOL, he works with my wife, who told him later that the jig was up. Ironically the institution fired him for some B.S totally unrelated. How about calling for prior auths and peer to peer reviews? Patients show up 30 minutes early and bitch about sitting in the waiting room 20 minutes. Telling them they are 10 minutes ahead of schedule and they have a coniption All that said, if a patient is waiting more than 15 minutes on me i am embarrassed and apologizing when i walk in. |
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