Re: Need advice re incident in doctor's office as patient


"Brenda C. Nygren" <bcnygren@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I always insist on the first appointment of the day or after lunch, right
after I verify that the doctor is not on hospital rounds that day.

I'm quite surprised by the amount of people on this group, many of whom
are paid by production, who are willing to have their time wasted sitting
for unreasonable times in waiting rooms. There are efficient ways to
handle scheduling. Every office manager can calculate approximate times
for each type of office visit and procedure, and leave empty spots for
emergencies and/or catch up times. There are offices that run efficiently
the majority of the time and some that never run on time. This is true
for dentists, doctors, or any professional office.


LOL at "empty spots." We are scheduling stress echos three to four months
ahead and then have to somehow fit in the urgent ones that come up. Our
office runs fairly efficiently, but our services and doctor are highly
regarded and in demand, and there are a significant number of emergencies
that you cannot plan for. Nobody at work has a crystal ball.





By the way, years ago I worked for two different podiatrists. For the
second doctor, I worked as both front desk and assistant (one-woman show),
and I'm proud to say, our patients did not sit in the waiting room. We
busted *** to keep the schedule on time. His office still works the same
way.


I don't believe there are too many podiatric emergencies:).

ed


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