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takogumo 08/14/17 1:21:36 PM #1:	appointment was supposed to be at 9:45 it's 10:20 now and i'm still here waiting --- It's as if it were all a dream. <cite>takogumo posted [p:884758648] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>appointment was supposed to be at 9:45 it's 10:20 now and i'm still here waiting</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikachupwnage 08/14/17 1:21:56 PM #2:	lol nope. --- I'm Mary Poppins y'all. http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/665/328/d75.gif <cite>pikachupwnage posted [p:884758665] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>lol nope.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish 08/14/17 1:22:50 PM #3:	Dentists aren't doctors, but when I worked at the dentist office, the dentist's lunch ended when the dentist wanted his lunch to end. So no. --- Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that." <cite>ThePrinceFish posted [p:884758720] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>Dentists aren't doctors, but when I worked at the dentist office, the dentist's lunch ended when the dentist wanted his lunch to end. So no.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 08/14/17 1:23:02 PM #4:	Fuck no. Also in my experience emergency staff are not educated in most things. They seem to know less than a person who casually browses medical information online --- Did I amuse you? <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:884758732] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>Fuck no. Also in my experience emergency staff are not educated in most things. They seem to know less than a person who casually browses medical information online</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
eston 08/14/17 1:23:33 PM #5:	No, but it's usually not their fault. If one appointment runs long, it fucks up the entire rest of the day. --- http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i215/estonc/grizzly_bear_chairs_2.jpg http://i.imgur.com/8kjZU.jpg <cite>eston posted [p:884758763] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>No, but it's usually not their fault. If one appointment runs long, it fucks up the entire rest of the day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Turtlebread 08/14/17 1:24:29 PM #8:	omg truly where've you been --- http://i.imgur.com/yCW15Zn.jpg <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:884758816] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>omg truly where've you been</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePrinceFish 08/14/17 1:25:30 PM #9:	JACKBUTTMOMMY posted... ThePrinceFish posted... Dentists aren't doctors, but when I worked at the dentist office, the dentist's lunch ended when the dentist wanted his lunch to end. So no. Actually they are. So are N.D.s, and even some historians and journalists. Riiight. I suppose I should have said "Dentists aren't physicians" since that was the implication of the topic. --- Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that." <cite>ThePrinceFish posted [p:884758866] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...</cite> <quote><cite>ThePrinceFish posted...</cite> <quote>Dentists aren't doctors, but when I worked at the dentist office, the dentist's lunch ended when the dentist wanted his lunch to end. So no.</quote> Actually they are. So are N.D.s, and even some historians and journalists.</quote> Riiight. I suppose I should have said "Dentists aren't physicians" since that was the implication of the topic.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Giant_Aspirin 08/14/17 1:25:38 PM #10:	nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you --- Now Playing: Nier: Automata (PC) *(~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~)* <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:884758882] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Giant_Aspirin 08/14/17 1:26:42 PM #12:	eston posted... No, but it's usually not their fault. If one appointment runs long, it fucks up the entire rest of the day. they should have this figured out and not book appointments back-to-back-to-back all day long. leave a few 30 minute breaks in there to play catch-up. --- Now Playing: Nier: Automata (PC) *(~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~)* <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:884758937] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>No, but it's usually not their fault. If one appointment runs long, it fucks up the entire rest of the day.</quote> they should have this figured out and not book appointments back-to-back-to-back all day long. leave a few 30 minute breaks in there to play catch-up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
takogumo 08/14/17 1:26:56 PM #13:	Turtlebread posted... omg truly where've you been ce pisses me off, so i only ever come here whenever i have a random question don't browse anymore --- It's as if it were all a dream. <cite>takogumo posted [p:884758947] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>Turtlebread posted...</cite> <quote>omg truly where've you been</quote> ce pisses me off, so i only ever come here whenever i have a random question don't browse anymore</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turtlebread 08/14/17 1:27:27 PM #14:	Haha fair enough --- http://i.imgur.com/yCW15Zn.jpg <cite>Turtlebread posted [p:884758990] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>Haha fair enough</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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chill02 08/14/17 1:29:50 PM #16:	no therapists usually are from my experience --- Ave, true to Caesar. <cite>chill02 posted [p:884759130] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>no therapists usually are from my experience</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kineth 08/14/17 1:32:07 PM #17:	It varies. I've been seen early and I've had to wait. I've also watched my uncle lollygag (well not really but wasn't in a hurry) on seeing someone at his practice . --- If you're not looking for any honest discussion, agreement, meeting halfway or middle ground, don't bother arguing with me. Selfish narcissists need not apply. <cite>Kineth posted [p:884759260] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>It varies. I've been seen early and I've had to wait. I've also watched my uncle lollygag (well not really but wasn't in a hurry) on seeing someone at his practice .</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 08/14/17 1:33:26 PM #18:	We are scheduled patients every 15 minutes and lots of them show up late. It's fucking brutal. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:884759348] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>We are scheduled patients every 15 minutes and lots of them show up late. It's fucking brutal.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 08/14/17 1:33:39 PM #19:	Giant_Aspirin posted... nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you You just have shitty doctors cause this does not happen to most people. In fact I think you're lying. No one wants to be that careless with potentially losing patients. --- Did I amuse you? <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:884759362] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you</quote> You just have shitty doctors cause this does not happen to most people. In fact I think you're lying. No one wants to be that careless with potentially losing patients.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 08/14/17 1:36:17 PM #20:	Lost_All_Senses posted... Giant_Aspirin posted... nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you You just have shitty doctors cause this does not happen to most people. In fact I think you're lying. No one wants to be that careless with potentially losing patients. It's the American medical industry, it makes perfect sense. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:884759534] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>Lost_All_Senses posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you</quote> You just have shitty doctors cause this does not happen to most people. In fact I think you're lying. No one wants to be that careless with potentially losing patients.</quote> It's the American medical industry, it makes perfect sense.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MI4 REAL 08/14/17 1:37:01 PM #21:	To answer TCs question, no. --- "Er...well, y'know. You can't make an omelette without um...destroying a forest.....or something" -Black Mage <cite>MI4 REAL posted [p:884759580] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>To answer TCs question, no.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lost_All_Senses 08/14/17 1:37:41 PM #23:	MI4 REAL posted... Lost_All_Senses posted... Giant_Aspirin posted... nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you You just have shitty doctors cause this does not happen to most people. In fact I think you're lying. No one wants to be that careless with potentially losing patients. It's the American medical industry, it makes perfect sense. I have a feeling neither of you have to see doctors nearly as much as me. So Ill keep talking from experience while you probably talk from your ass. Correct me if Im wrong --- Did I amuse you? <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:884759619] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>MI4 REAL posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Lost_All_Senses posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you</quote> You just have shitty doctors cause this does not happen to most people. In fact I think you're lying. No one wants to be that careless with potentially losing patients.</quote> It's the American medical industry, it makes perfect sense.</quote> I have a feeling neither of you have to see doctors nearly as much as me. So Ill keep talking from experience while you probably talk from your ass. Correct me if Im wrong</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AbsolutelyAlex 08/14/17 1:37:42 PM #24:	Giant_Aspirin posted... nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you What? I'm pretty sure there's a little law somewhere that prevents physicians from billing for services that weren't rendered. Some private practices do charge a no-show/late cancellation fee, if that's what you mean. <cite>AbsolutelyAlex posted [p:884759620] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you</quote> What? I'm pretty sure there's a little law somewhere that prevents physicians from billing for services that weren't rendered. Some private practices do charge a no-show/late cancellation fee, if that's what you mean.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 08/14/17 1:38:01 PM #25:	Not even remotely. My dentist is awesome about this but I have never seen a physician that didn't make me wait for damn near an hour (or more; some have made me wait for two or more). One time it even took 5 whole hours but that was a really odd case so slack must be cut. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:884759642] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>Not even remotely. My dentist is awesome about this but I have never seen a physician that didn't make me wait for damn near an hour (or more; some have made me wait for two or more). One time it even took 5 whole hours but that was a really odd case so slack must be cut.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Giant_Aspirin 08/14/17 1:41:44 PM #27:	AbsolutelyAlex posted... Giant_Aspirin posted... nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you What? I'm pretty sure there's a little law somewhere that prevents physicians from billing for services that weren't rendered. Some private practices do charge a no-show/late cancellation fee, if that's what you mean. maybe it is a "cancellation fee", so nothing is billed to my insurance. --- Now Playing: Nier: Automata (PC) *(~);} - Get out the pans, don't just stand there dreamin' - {;(~)* <cite>Giant_Aspirin posted [p:884759867] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>AbsolutelyAlex posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote>nope. and if you're 5 minutes late they automatically cancel your appointment and still bill you</quote> What? I'm pretty sure there's a little law somewhere that prevents physicians from billing for services that weren't rendered. Some private practices do charge a no-show/late cancellation fee, if that's what you mean.</quote> maybe it is a "cancellation fee", so nothing is billed to my insurance.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Coffeebeanz 08/14/17 1:42:10 PM #28:	Unless you want us to take a shitty history and actually see a patient every 15 minutes, cut us some damn slack. And if patients show up late it totally fucks up our schedule, so yeah, most clinics have a one hour late policy. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:884759889] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>Unless you want us to take a shitty history and actually see a patient every 15 minutes, cut us some damn slack. And if patients show up late it totally fucks up our schedule, so yeah, most clinics have a one hour late policy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrPeppers 08/14/17 1:43:50 PM #29:	Giant_Aspirin posted... eston posted... No, but it's usually not their fault. If one appointment runs long, it fucks up the entire rest of the day. they should have this figured out and not book appointments back-to-back-to-back all day long. leave a few 30 minute breaks in there to play catch-up. Some physicians do that, sure. Sometimes urgent or emergent calls come up and they need to be evaluated before you. Other times the patient has some serious underlying issue that was just discovered and requires a very extensive work up. Sorry you were inconvenienced --- http://i.imgur.com/SGkkbF0.png <cite>MrPeppers posted [p:884760003] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>Giant_Aspirin posted...</cite> <quote><cite>eston posted...</cite> <quote>No, but it's usually not their fault. If one appointment runs long, it fucks up the entire rest of the day.</quote> they should have this figured out and not book appointments back-to-back-to-back all day long. leave a few 30 minute breaks in there to play catch-up.</quote> Some physicians do that, sure. Sometimes urgent or emergent calls come up and they need to be evaluated before you. Other times the patient has some serious underlying issue that was just discovered and requires a very extensive work up. Sorry you were inconvenienced</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Coffeebeanz 08/14/17 1:47:44 PM #31:	The 15 minutes block thing is unavoidable for PCPs because there's such a huge doctor shortage. I have a panel of about 800 patients and most of them come at least once every other month. --- Physician [Internal Medicine] <cite>Coffeebeanz posted [p:884760234] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote>The 15 minutes block thing is unavoidable for PCPs because there's such a huge doctor shortage. I have a panel of about 800 patients and most of them come at least once every other month.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tryhaptaward 08/14/17 1:55:18 PM #33:	pikachupwnage posted... lol nope. <cite>Tryhaptaward posted [p:884760684] in are doctor... [t:75669970]...</cite> <quote><cite>pikachupwnage posted...</cite> <quote>lol nope.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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