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How not to change an appointment
« on: March 30, 2012, 08:26:07 PM »
In a voice mail left to my mother:

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Hi 41ms's Mom, this is redacted at redacted.  I have you set up to come in next Tuesday at 2 to get your new CPAP machine, but I have a very important patient who would like to come in at that time to be set up on a nebulizer.

Could you come at 1 or at 3?  Please call me back.

If there were only another option in Mom's town for this...
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 09:25:49 PM »
Define insensitive: See above.
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2012, 10:39:03 PM »
"Well, I'm so sorry, but you already have a commitment to meet with a very important patient at 12 for a CPAP.  I'll see you then.  Or we can explore whether the payor with whom you have a contract and from whom you get a lot of business thinks that this is acceptable."

I have no idea if this kind of situation is covered in doctor/insurer contracts, might be handy info before pulling that.

Also, holy cow, rampaging jackassery.
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2012, 12:13:21 AM »
I had a minor hate on for home oxygen places (also known as the Rent-A-Center of the medical community) already.  This just takes the cake.
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2012, 04:07:31 AM »
Upon arriving 15 minutes early - "I'm sorry.  I never confirmed any change of appointment.  Let me speak to with your office manager anout this."

Preferably loud enough so all employees nearby can hear.  If there are any customers about, just so much more fun.

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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2012, 09:55:27 AM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on March 31, 2012, 04:07:31 AM
Upon arriving 15 minutes early - "I'm sorry.  I never confirmed any change of appointment.  Let me speak to with your office manager anout this."

Preferably loud enough so all employees nearby can hear.  If there are any customers about, just so much more fun.

stay safe.

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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2012, 08:36:35 PM »
play message for everyone in office.  loudly  ashow up to see who is so much more important than mom and ask them what made them more important than her.  record everything
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2012, 08:56:21 PM »
Unfortunately, they are a very small business run by a husband and wife with only one other employee.  I did encourage Mom to go out of town to get her replacement CPAP machine and make sure to let the in town folks know why, but she won't do it.
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2012, 09:36:00 PM »
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play message for everyone in office.  loudly  ashow up to see who is so much more important than mom and ask them what made them more important than her.  record everything

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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2012, 12:48:31 PM »
I think I would find a new supplier also.
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2012, 03:11:20 PM »
Quote from: 41magsnub on March 31, 2012, 08:56:21 PM
Unfortunately, they are a very small business run by a husband and wife with only one other employee.  I did encourage Mom to go out of town to get her replacement CPAP machine and make sure to let the in town folks know why, but she won't do it.

As a dutiful son, do you not drive your momma where she needs to go?

Either that or I'd bring a download of the message in and have a sit-down with the husband and wife team explaining just how far local press/media exposure could take things.  This is definately not tolerable, even if your mom does not want to "make waves".  There are some things a son just does because they need doing - and these two seem to fit that description.

stay safe.

PS - I was just thinking how calming the pepto-bismol color is, and how without it I might be recommending something rather severe and socially inappropriate.
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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2012, 03:22:47 PM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on April 01, 2012, 03:11:20 PM
PS - I was just thinking how calming the pepto-bismol color is, and how without it I might be recommending something rather severe and socially inappropriate.

Hmmm.  Great minds think differently sometimes.

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Re: How not to change an appointment
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2012, 04:23:28 PM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on April 01, 2012, 03:11:20 PM
As a dutiful son, do you not drive your momma where she needs to go?

My healthy and perfectly mobile 62 year old mother who lives 200 miles away does just fine on her own.
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