[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by CFrance

That would do it for me. He would be my former doctor.

There's a couple of issues here, one of which I ran into in Muskegon, MI, causing me to switch all my health care over to U of M in Ann Arbor.

One is, don't talk to seniors as if they were children. Don't talk down to ANY patient.

The other is, we are the customers. Where's the customer service?

In Muskegon, the office staff's attitude was "The doctors are gods and you will follow the rules with no complaints, including sitting in the waiting room an hour+ past your appointment time. We may be rude and discourteous because you are lucky to have these doctors." Bye-bye to them!

We are interviewing new folks now...which reminds me. I want to talk to Dr. Agbar.

C....we have to get a group together next month. I miss you.

[Parker]

Hold your fire on the doctor, until you know the reason. Not all patients are easy to work with, and the OP should assess their own possible instigation in the matter first. Some patients stress out the entire office, and/or upset other patients. Need more info.

[looneycat]

Originally Posted by twinklesweep

This is a pretty strong statement [emphasis mine above], especially with the use of the word all. Might I ask how you've come to this conclusion?

I had ONE physician in the area (who has an excellent reputation, I might add...) who made a blatant mistake, which I would not have realized if it had not been pointed out to me by another physician in the area. So much for doctors who practice "CYA" not only for themselves but for each other, which I'm not implying doesn't happen, but again it's not all. I deal with some pretty serious (and potentially serious) conditions and have had the good fortune to have found some truly excellent doctors!

1 physician who is not top notch would satisfy the statements you highlighted...

[looneycat]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Everyone should be aware that they simply won't pay for 2 identical procedures. I ran into this years ago when my daughter had to have surgery on her feet. It had to be carefully explained to the insurance idiots that a procedure on the right foot is not identical to a procedure on the left foot. Took months to straighten it out.

It would be comical if it weren't so stressful, and so unnecessary!