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23. I wonder that too

Reply to Freddie (Reply #7)

Wed Apr 10, 2024, 11:09 PM

Apr 10

It seems like a violation of privacy for the patients who think they’re writing to their own doctor or staff

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Trouble in Paradise: If someone was looking to disrupt my enjoyment of my new job, they succeeded. [View all] Aristus Apr 10 OP

I feel your pain. The entire health care system largely sucks for both patients and health care providers... hlthe2b Apr 10 #1

Unbelievable. Bean counters supervising docs Joinfortmill Apr 10 #2

You and me both. Aristus Apr 11 #31

And we need docs so badly now. Such idiots. Joinfortmill Apr 11 #45

Nothing new DENVERPOPS Apr 11 #49

Is your new workplace organized? DJ Synikus Makisimus Apr 10 #3

It's worth exploring. Aristus Apr 11 #32

"Billable encounters" bucolic_frolic Apr 10 #4

Worked in hospitals and medical practices for years. At one hospital, admin ticked off Silent Type Apr 10 #5

Really really sorry Easterncedar Apr 10 #6

Isn't that unethical? Freddie Apr 10 #7

I wonder that too Unwind Your Mind Apr 10 #23

It's not their e-mail boxes; it's their electronic in-boxes. Aristus Apr 11 #33

I don't know anything about how any of this works but it sure sounds sketchy to me. LoisB Apr 10 #8

M4A - Medicare for All! TheRickles Apr 10 #9

M4A won't help in this respect. I support it, but providers will still have to "produce" enough billables. Silent Type Apr 10 #20

Much less money will get siphoned off for adminstative costs (up to 30% in some systems), so in fact TheRickles Apr 11 #29

Doubt it. Providers still have to submit claims, meet coverage guidelines, etc. Providers still have to be Silent Type Apr 11 #30

But the amount of support staff needed to work with all the different filing systems and claims submission systems TheRickles Apr 11 #41

Oh, Artistus. I was so hoping this job would be better. debm55 Apr 10 #10

For a while, it was. Aristus Apr 11 #34

"I'm hoping to get my primary care position soon" malthaussen Apr 11 #50

How well I know! Mme. Defarge Apr 11 #61

My sister was an RN. She worked for one doc, then six, then forty and then two hundred. twodogsbarking Apr 10 #11

Don't allow them to tell you who you are and what you're capable of. onecaliberal Apr 10 #12

Thank you for your wonderful encouragement. Aristus Apr 11 #35

Hugs. You got this! onecaliberal Apr 11 #46

Sorry to hear all that. wendyb-NC Apr 10 #13

Thank you. Aristus Apr 11 #36

Love you back Aristus. mahina Apr 10 #14

Mahalo. Aristus Apr 11 #37

Sounds like you all should meet and begin to organize a Union. Bluethroughu Apr 10 #15

Oh GOODNESS!!! elleng Apr 10 #16

.... sprinkleeninow Apr 10 #17

Well, I do know one thing, and that is that the profit motive is in direct conflict with the needs of PatrickforB Apr 10 #18

They are making retirement look pretty good RainCaster Apr 10 #19

Having medical personnel from completely different departments having access to other Dr and departments' MLAA Apr 10 #21

Thank you. Aristus Apr 11 #38

hugggggggs and love, dear friend. I have been wondering how your niyad Apr 10 #22

Thank you, niyad. Aristus Apr 11 #39

I am so sorry about this, Aristus. Hang in there, and may better times be yours very soon ❤️ Hekate Apr 10 #24

Thank you, Hekate. Aristus Apr 11 #40

Loading multiple tasks on people is endemic. LisaM Apr 10 #25

That's disappointing and abusive. cilla4progress Apr 11 #26

I'm so sorry, Aristus. What those bean-counters did is disgusting. highplainsdem Apr 11 #27

be careful what you wish for Skittles Apr 11 #28

at 1 time we had a lovely public health system, along comes ronald raygun and he guts it by saying AllaN01Bear Apr 11 #42

we now have scheduling at our local hospital. what a blankety blank blank joke . more layers to deal with. AllaN01Bear Apr 11 #43

Hang in there.... Sogo Apr 11 #44

How is this not a HIPAA violation? ECL213 Apr 11 #47

My reaction as well NotASurfer Apr 11 #64

I'm gonna take a wild guess and presume the people who treated you that way were suits with MBAs. malthaussen Apr 11 #48

No. Aristus Apr 11 #52

Qusilings. Maybe Stockholm Syndrome. malthaussen Apr 11 #54

Speaking for myself, if somebody told me in a similar situation that "we're not done yet," cloudbase Apr 11 #51

My PA at Swedish montanacowboy Apr 11 #53

They know the cost of everything KT2000 Apr 11 #55

What those bean counters want to do is outrageous. ShazzieB Apr 11 #56

Making the road painful to that primary care position. If you think you can hold on, good luck. SupportSanity Apr 11 #57

Thanks for your dedication. SouthernDem4ever Apr 11 #58

Bean Counters Redleg Apr 11 #59

It is the age of enshittification Voltaire2 Apr 11 #60

You have a right to feel that you do! AKwannabe Apr 11 #62

See my follow-up thread. It looks like it's been sorted out. Aristus Apr 11 #63

I'll look for it. And I hope you're right - that things have been sorted out. calimary Apr 11 #65

If you're only being called "insubordinate" by people who don't know you well.... 70sEraVet Apr 11 #66

Don't accept criticism if it isn't accurate or fair Marthe48 Apr 11 #67

Yeah that sounds very sketchy PatSeg Apr 11 #68

How very disappointing for you. 3catwoman3 Apr 11 #69

Employment - RobinA Apr 12 #70