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MasterZeldaGuy posted...

I believe that in the 17 years Ive had to take care of my own medical decisions, Ive never been given straight up false information by any receptionist. Especially not about a procedure as intensive as a hysterectomy. If theyve ever been unsure of something theyve put me on hold while they find out the answer to my question.

I also find it hard to dismiss the information given by someone who is knowledgeable enough to know they cant give specifics due to hipaa but claims to have personally witnessed patients under 16 receive the procedure. What reason does she have to lie? If she is lying, shell end up in deep trouble for wasting everyones time once its discovered the supposed patient is ineligible for a procedure based on the simple to answer question of what age they are.

And in the last decade I've had taking care of my health and assisting my parents, I've seen and heard plenty of receptionists making mistakes.

It happens quite often ranging from missing calls to scheduling errors to paperwork errors; this isn't me tearing down phone operators or receptionists, this is me bluntly explaining that I'm probably a lot more familiar with hospital environments than you are and have seen busy people occasionally make fuck-ups.

I'm sure you wouldn't be okay with having a serious medical procedure delayed because a dipshit twitter account decided to manufactures controversy, leading to a bomb threat being called in. That's why I don't get or understand why you or anyone else would reasonably defend this. Is a dumb or misinformed receptionist worth inconveniencing an entire hospital for days on end? Really?