holy cow. i guess i need to start recording my doc visits.

[mopinko]

i’ve been rly, rly sick lately. the pcp i was seeing quit. i asked an er nurse who was good, and i made an appt w that person. had an initial visit w that guy. i’ve been frustrated since, as he went back on the 1 thing he said he wd do for me.
it is a work of ABSOLUTE FICTION.
detailed notes of an exam. he never touched me.
i wasnt weighed, might have taken my bp, dont remember. def didnt do a pulse ox, didnt take my temp. but there they r.
i called the ombudsman, and waiting for a call back. but holy shit.

[elleng]

1. DARN!

Standard operating procedure @ my docs.

[mopinko]

10. i was in the er twice, and they didnt touch me either.

sent me for a ct, did some labs. that’s it.
didnt even poke me where it hurt.
used to b a good system but it’s gotten too big, too fast.

[elleng]

14. AWFUL!

I had few doc encounters when lived in Chicago, and nothing but GOOD when in DC (and now MD, including Hopkins.)

2 occasions in DC (Georgetown) to give birth; today's anniversary of one, younger daughter's birthday. BOTH easy-peasy!!

[Quakerfriend]

2. Years ago, the hospital I worked for got a

9 Mil. $ slap on the wrist for “billing for services not provided”.

Good luck with this & I hope u feel better!

[appalachiablue]

4. Whoa, some blunder.

K/R, All the best.

[mopinko]

11. there were also

a couple times i msg’d, and it’s listed as a call to the doc.
i’ll need to see what they billed for that.

[Island Blue]

3. That happened to me at an orthopedic doctor recently

I was having a foot issue and he diagnosed me with plantar fasciitis without touching my foot, looking at my foot (except glancing at it while I was wearing a sock) or watching me walk. In the visit notes on MyChart he went into great detail about how my foot looked, felt, moved, etc. I was furious.

I hope you feel better soon!

[Timeflyer]

5. Maybe start a Health Chronology for yourself, with dates and a little info on who saw you and why.

It's amazing how you think you'll remember stuff, but later the dates and details fade from memory.

[onecaliberal]

6. My mother's doctor was just arrested for medicare fraud. Not good.

[Bmoboy]

7. Me too

Saw a new endocrinologist. The tech took my BP - 147/84. I commented it is usually not that high.

Checked the digital record that evening - she put down 137/84.

Another doctor told me Naprosyn (Aleve) is not an anti inflammatory drug. "It's an NSAID, not an anti inflammatory.

NSAID = Non Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug.

Last year a doctor gave me a 90% positive diagnosis of ALS. No signs of that.

[Silent Type]

8. Hope you feel better. Nowadays, most PCPs rely on lab and other test results, and

what symptoms you describe.

Most of the physical exam stuff goes back to electronic medical record symptom prompts. The rules have changed, but takes awhile to filter down to practitioners.

[No Vested Interest]

12. Is AI involved in these diagnoses?

[Silent Type]

13. Probably not much, now. But I can see a day where docs use AI to find a better diagnosis than just "stomach pain,"

as an example.

There are hundreds of diagnosis codes that involve the stomach. Heck, there are even codes for an injury on a roller coaster vs. at a roller-skating rink, although they aren't used much. So, yeah, I can see AI used to pick from 69,000+ diagnosis codes.

[multigraincracker]

9. I have some great doctors.

Most are DOs. Seem more hands on and listen to what I have to say. Willing to research what they don’t know.
Could just be me, but I now look for them first. My family doc is the best. She is great

[mahina]

15. That just happened to my friend in Hawaii too

She never did the tests, never touched her, did no checkup, billed Medicare for all of that! Also, she was rude.

[womanofthehills]

16. Same with pets

When my dog got a rattlesnake bite on her paw, vet sat about 15 ft from my dog and asked me questions

She never got closer than that - to even see what the bite looked like.