[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

As I understand it, if you pay for a test, you have a right to the results. Most tests, especially blood tests, are available on the provider's website. Quest and Lake Medical Imaging will always release test results to the patient. But I am happy to make an in-person visit for the physician to discuss test results. But, in the past, the office has wanted to schedule a phone call, including a full office visit charge and copay for the physician to call me. I agreed to that once, and the physician called me more than 2 hours later than the scheduled call time. No apology and no refund, even though I wasn't home when he called. Years ago, I had a physician who would call me with test results and didn't even think about charging me for the call.

All my partners and myself would usually spend at least 1/2 hour after appointments ended to make call just like that. I don't know when some doctors started to charge for that or require an office visit to "discuss" the result, but personally I find that cheap, mercenary, and revolting. Only if there was something serious, like a malignant biopsy result, would we find an excuse to bring the patient in. You don't know what someone might do if they got that news over the phone, especially without a chance to fully explain it

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

You don't know what someone might do if they got that news over the phone, especially without a chance to fully explain it

my mother in law got the news of pancreatic cancer stage 4 from the nurse/admin trying to make the appointment for her to come in to discuss it with the doctor.

"The doctor would like you to come in to discuss your pancreatic cancer diagnosis."