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Old 11-10-2014, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee View Post
When I was working and living in Massachusetts I was a patient at the Beth Israel in Boston. They finally put a satellite clinic out in a town called Burlington, so I was able to avoid driving in and out of Boston. At the time they opened this clinic I received a letter telling me to please bring a note containing all the questions I wished to discuss with the doctor. At the time I was a bit annoyed, but after seeing how efficient it is to have your questions written out before you and to be able to hand that the doctor for him/her to answer, I realized how smart it was. I still do it to this day, and now they scan it into my chart.

How many times do you get to the doctor's office and forget what you wanted to ask him/her?
I agree about writing questions down. Also, our doctor, Martinez Cruz, gave us his email address, which he checks twice a day, even on Saturday. He will send in refill prescriptions, order prescriptions for a condition you've seen him for previously and now need something else for, critique specialists you are thinking of choosing--all by email. I don't have to take up his office time with follow-ups unless I want to.

He's on his own and doesn't overbook. I've only had one wait, due to an emergency.
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