I'm a Doctor...Accomodate me!! (a bit long)

[AccountingDrone]

c) my last actual visit with him was 3 hours and fifteen minutes past my appointment time. The actual consultation was less than five minutes.

I called my insurance company and told them not to pay a claim from that doctor for my scheduled appointment that day.

Holy shit .... way more tolerance than I would have had, I would have told them to reschedule me after 1 hour and informed them that there would be no payment for that appointment.

See, I can see anything up to an hour, shit happens, but 3 hours is freaking rude. They should have offered to reschedule you and not requested payment for the missed appointment because it was *their* issue ....

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

I'm reminded of that Seinfeld episode where George Constanza gets upset with a Dr. charging him for an appointment he didn't make and forgot to cancel because of their policy and he later tries to charge THEM for something because of one of HIS policies!

[protege]

See, I can see anything up to an hour, shit happens, but 3 hours is freaking rude. They should have offered to reschedule you and not requested payment for the missed appointment because it was *their* issue ....

Ugh. My ear specialist was *notorious* for long waits. I'd go in for a 1pm appointment, and usually had to wait around for 2 hours or so. Every damn time. At least I didn't have to pay for that...after some calls to the insurance company.

[Camry178]

There's no way in the world I would wait at a doctor's office more than an hour. My time is just as valuable as theirs.

That's also why we're we have to reschedule patients when they're more than 20 minutes late. It's just not fair to those who got there on time.

[Zombi]

I've been known to fire doctors due to their lack of concern for MY schedule. I work nights and do not appreciate waiting past noon for a nine AM appointment. my last actual visit with him was 3 hours and fifteen minutes past my appointment time. The actual consultation was less than five minutes.

Argh, I hated that when I lived in Australia (they seem to be better at time-keeping over here in the UK). The first thing I always did when I got to the doctor's surgery was ask the receptionist 'How far behind is she today?'

[Anakah]

I think the longest I've waited for a doc's appointment was three hours. And lucky for me a lot of the women infront of me rescheduled for having to wait a ridiculously long time.

[Jester]

If she really was a doctor, she would understand and appreciate the importance of being on time, and the importance of following policies.

Yeah, right. As if being a doctor makes an entitlement whore suddenly not be an entitlement whore.

I'm sorry, but any group of people, no matter what their profession, has their share of inconsiderate asshole fuckwads in it. Even doctors.