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I think our local clinic does everything in their power to charge for an office visit, and then charge and charge again. My mom sent me a note saying they had found a bloodclotting abnormailty in my brother, and that my sister had also tested positive, so I should get a screening for this so I knew if my kids should be tested. So, I call the clinic to see if I need an appointment. I make an appointment and go to it. I see only some kind of assistant, she says she will give the information to the PA I saw last, and that they will either mail me the lab order, or fax it to the hospital and call me. Yesterday I get a letter that says, We tried to call you [liar liar pants on fire!] but couldn't reach you by phone. Please call and make an appointment with Doctor X as lab orders cannot be issued without an examination. So why didn't they just schedule me for an appointment with Dr. X in the first place? NightMist On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:20:56 GMT, "pewter" wrote: Isn't that a normal procedure, stacking up the rooms and then having overflow in the waiting room? Way before the HIPPA thing, we were living in Kansas, and one of my kids needed a procedure done at the doctor's office. I took off work (which cost me wages), drove 10 miles to the small town where we lived, 10 miles back to the town to see the doctor. When we got to the office, the procedure was to stop at the desk, check in, and receive a filled out form with information on it...all which I did. Then we waited. And waited. And waited. A girl came out and was straightening out the magazine piles, and asked if I was waiting for someone. I said "Yes, to see Dr. C...." She blanched and went back into the netherworld of the clinic, came back and told me that he and his staff had all left for the day. Another trip back home, had to take another afternoon off work and repeat the same steps...this time I got right in. They didn't charge for the office call (big deal). "Roberta" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 22 Jul 2005 08:08:24 -0700, Anne in CA wrote: Polly Esther wrote: I am about to show you my worst side. Maybe not. Please just let me ask for your feelings on a situation. You are in a doctor's office. You wait two hours. You fill out a mountain of papers for information that could easily have been obtained from the documents already on file. You are not feeling very well. Then this cutsey-poo person pops her head from the doorway where patients who haven't managed to die of old age or aggravation in the waiting room finally get to go sit in yet another room for an hour. The ultimate insult: She yells, " Polly!" If it's not a terrible burden, I like to be called Mrs. Esther by total strangers. I am also okay with being addressed as Her Highness, Miss America, 1917 and "Honey, where did you put the . . . ?" Does this lazy familiarity gall anyone else with its rudeness? just wondering. Polly So, when you finally get in to see "Doctor" (as in "Doctor will see you now"...) use his or her name, preferably in a cutesy diminutive (Bobby instead of Robert or Roberta). Pause one or two beats and say ever so sweetly, "I'm just trying to fit in with the extreme informality that your front office uses." Try to work in a cutesy version of the receptionist's name too. Throw in as many honey, sweetie and dearies as you can too. On the other matter, mention the length of your wait when you finally do get in to see Doctor Bobby. If more people mentioned this to the doctor, then "Doctor" might someday tighten up the office staff. As the wife of a physician and having worked front office for a dentist, I know that it *is* possible to have a well-run practice with people waiting on average no more than 30 minutes. Less than 20 minute waits, of course, are more a matter of luck than good planning. Unfortunatly it isn't always the office staff at fault. I worked for a Doctor a few years ago (first as the receptionist and then in the insurance) It was positivly the biggest nightmare ever. He made us schedual appointments every 5 minutes, took anyone that walked in off the street (emergnacy or not), if someone was late for their appointment (no matter how late) Just add em right in to the list...I don't think anyone ever got to see the doctor in less than an hour. and he would stuff the rooms...6 of 'em. So you wait in the waiting room forever and there could be 5 people ahead of you in the rooms once you get there. It's just the tip of the iceberg as to what was wrong with that place - but it was BAD. Roberta (in VA) -- "To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains." -Mary Pettibone Poole |
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My DD is divorced and took back her maiden name. Even if she remarries she
will not change her name again,but maybe add a hyphen. As in all things these days name changes require proof. No prob, except for some changes that require proof are ridiculous. For example, she wanted to change her AAA card back and they wanted a copy of the divorce decree. None of their business so she cancelled them. Her cel phone account is still in her married name, but all the checks to pay it are in her maiden name. They won't change it either. When the contract is up,she is out of there. People are just too nosy these days. Linda |
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Over 30 years ago, when MSM got divorced, she left the phone in my Dad's
name. Fast forward to 2002 when she passed away, and I was handling her estate. The phone company was very happy to accept my payment checks, but they wanted proof I was authorized to handle the account. That's understandable -- I wouldn't want just anyone calling up and changing things on MY phone service. I offered to send them Mom's death certificate. No, they needed authorization from my DAD. Round and round we went. Since my Dad was being a major PITA at the time (as he often is), I really didn't want to have to get something in writing from him. I finally fibbed and told them my Dad had died years ago -- suddenly it was no problem for me to handle the account. They didn't need any proof at all. Very scary. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply "nana2b" wrote in message news:jqOEe.3272$uy3.2963@trnddc05... My DD is divorced and took back her maiden name. Even if she remarries she will not change her name again,but maybe add a hyphen. As in all things these days name changes require proof. No prob, except for some changes that require proof are ridiculous. For example, she wanted to change her AAA card back and they wanted a copy of the divorce decree. None of their business so she cancelled them. Her cel phone account is still in her married name, but all the checks to pay it are in her maiden name. They won't change it either. When the contract is up,she is out of there. People are just too nosy these days. Linda |
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Reminds me of a call I got yesterday
"Is the lady of the house in?" I don't know and I am not getting up to find out....... stunned bunny silence I hung up They have NOT called back yet........ Butterfly "Georg" wrote in message ... Paul & Suzie Beckwith wrote: Georg wrote: Mainly because not many folks want to struggle over Georg-Karen. It's an awkward mouthful. And they don't know if they are seeking a male or a female most of the time, so they often just call out "H?" -georg Is this the right time to politely enquire about the origins of your name? and how it is pronounced? I've always wondered (or just been plain nosy...!) Suzie B Georg is like George with the E lopped off the end to make it feminine. I saw it that way in baby name book, and not having a clue about it being the German form and pronounced differently, I thought I would spell it thus. I have been called Georg as far back as I can remember, but I was named Karen- a name I have always detested. Ken + Carol = Karen. My parents are very logical. But I legally changed to Georg-Karen when I got married, and kept my own surname. As wife #3, there have been enough Mrs. S already. Of course if someone calls Mrs. H, I look for mom. The fun part of getting mail is that I get it addressed to Mr & Mrs Georg and Karen. And it's much easier to pick out telemarketers. If they ask for Mr. H, I hand the phone to my sweetie who is quite rude. If they ask for Mrs. S, I inform them my mother-in-law doesn't live here and hang up. -georg |
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The first time I met my current dr, he walked in and Introduced himself
"Good afternoon, Ginger, it's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Dr. XXXXX." I innocently (yeah, right VBEG) looked at him and replied, "Good afternoon, John, it's a pleasure to meet you, also. A couple of my co-workers have you as their primary care dr, and speak highly of you!" Y'know, we've gotten along famously. Even when he sent in his intern to explain something to me - the intern has another language than English as her native language, and had difficulty relaying what he wanted me to know, let alone how to pronounce my name. So, i opened the exam room door, flagged him down in the hall and asked him just what it was he wanted me to know. Ginger in CA gee, subtle must not be in my personality....... |
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When we moved to NC from IN, I applied for a new driver's license. Since my
IN license was going to expire soon, I didn't bother to change my name when we got married. I also knew we were moving, so I waited. The NC DMV wanted proof to change my name, so sent me back home for my marriage certificate. I dutifully did, even tho I had already waited in line for an hour. Back again, another long wait. I showed the same clerk the certificate, and she said "but this doesn't have your married name on it!" Well, DUH!!!! Since DH and I had chosen our married name to be HisBirthName-MyBirthName, instead of the more common hyphenate of MyBirthName-HisBirthName, they refused to honor the change. I just kept it with my birth name until several years later, when I applied for a passport. At that time, we went thru a lawyer and had our names legally changed. -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm un-STUFF email address to reply "Kathy Applebaum" wrote in message m... Over 30 years ago, when MSM got divorced, she left the phone in my Dad's name. Fast forward to 2002 when she passed away, and I was handling her estate. The phone company was very happy to accept my payment checks, but they wanted proof I was authorized to handle the account. That's understandable -- I wouldn't want just anyone calling up and changing things on MY phone service. I offered to send them Mom's death certificate. No, they needed authorization from my DAD. Round and round we went. Since my Dad was being a major PITA at the time (as he often is), I really didn't want to have to get something in writing from him. I finally fibbed and told them my Dad had died years ago -- suddenly it was no problem for me to handle the account. They didn't need any proof at all. Very scary. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply "nana2b" wrote in message news:jqOEe.3272$uy3.2963@trnddc05... My DD is divorced and took back her maiden name. Even if she remarries she will not change her name again,but maybe add a hyphen. As in all things these days name changes require proof. No prob, except for some changes that require proof are ridiculous. For example, she wanted to change her AAA card back and they wanted a copy of the divorce decree. None of their business so she cancelled them. Her cel phone account is still in her married name, but all the checks to pay it are in her maiden name. They won't change it either. When the contract is up,she is out of there. People are just too nosy these days. Linda |
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My DH's tenant calls me "Mrs. Jim" because she can't wrap her tongue
around Ginger. She is a nice lady, and was just sooo tickled when she found out their landlord had gotten married! My DMIL will introduce me to her long-time friends as her daughter- in-law Ginger, otherwise known as "Mrs Jim", since everyone was convinced DH was a batchelor forever. Ginger in CA |
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When someone calls and mispronounces my last name (not difficult, Feldman)
and asks for Mrs. Fledman or Fieldman, I always say "I am sorry no one my that name lives here. Again they do not call back. :-) |
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"frood" wrote in message . com... I just kept it with my birth name until several years later, when I applied for a passport. At that time, we went thru a lawyer and had our names legally changed. This is the whole I reason I *got* a passport. LOL! My birth name is not the name I grew up with -- my parents had my name changed when I was a little bitty thing. The documentation for this is a six page blurry copy of a court order. Try handing that to a harried clerk to read! Given a choice between my reading my birth certificate, the court order and my marriage certificate or just reading the passport, they'll happily just take my passport as proof of who I am. -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply |
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I took my maiden name back when I got divorced, I will never change it
again. Jim and I aren't married, (don't expect to have human children at our age). If I was to get married I'd loose my rights to widows benefits if my ex ever kicks off, I earned them! Jim and I have had no problems with mortgage, banking, auto insurance, autos, etc. Only AAA would not let us be together on his card, by by AAA. Another plus is that old school friends have been able to find me, cause they know my name. Jim's Mom introduces me as her DIL, I guess she figures that after 12 years I am here to stay. Bonnie, in Middletown, VA On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 15:26:07 GMT, "nana2b" wrote: My DD is divorced and took back her maiden name. Even if she remarries she will not change her name again,but maybe add a hyphen. As in all things these days name changes require proof. No prob, except for some changes that require proof are ridiculous. For example, she wanted to change her AAA card back and they wanted a copy of the divorce decree. None of their business so she cancelled them. Her cel phone account is still in her married name, but all the checks to pay it are in her maiden name. They won't change it either. When the contract is up,she is out of there. People are just too nosy these days. Linda |
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