Did you ever leave a doctor ....

[Anonymous]

Not because you didn't like the doctor, but because of the Dr's scheduling, and because of the way the practice operates? I feel like I may be expecting too much with the current shortage of Drs- and this doctor is a good doctor. If I switch practices, who is to say this won't be the same elsewhere?

So, really happy with Dr, but when there's a serious problem, which I have, there's really little way to be in touch and I'm seeing numerous (and I mean numerous) stand ins all with conflicting advice. They know I am not their patient or will be, probably so I'm being squeezed in likely as a favor to original doctor.
If you have a situation that is an emergency, how do you contact your specialty practice doctor, or you possibly do not and just deal with it?

[Anonymous]

I don't know what you're looking for, but I do know you're not going to find it. And your next provider is going to assume you're doctor shopping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not because you didn't like the doctor, but because of the Dr's scheduling, and because of the way the practice operates? I feel like I may be expecting too much with the current shortage of Drs- and this doctor is a good doctor. If I switch practices, who is to say this won't be the same elsewhere?

So, really happy with Dr, but when there's a serious problem, which I have, there's really little way to be in touch and I'm seeing numerous (and I mean numerous) stand ins all with conflicting advice. They know I am not their patient or will be, probably so I'm being squeezed in likely as a favor to original doctor.
If you have a situation that is an emergency, how do you contact your specialty practice doctor, or you possibly do not and just deal with it?

Maybe you should pay for a concierge doctor? Medical care is not convenient around here unless you pay $$$. I'm in relatively good health, so I don't mind stand ins. I haven't been examined by an actual doctor in 6 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not because you didn't like the doctor, but because of the Dr's scheduling, and because of the way the practice operates? I feel like I may be expecting too much with the current shortage of Drs- and this doctor is a good doctor. If I switch practices, who is to say this won't be the same elsewhere?

So, really happy with Dr, but when there's a serious problem, which I have, there's really little way to be in touch and I'm seeing numerous (and I mean numerous) stand ins all with conflicting advice. They know I am not their patient or will be, probably so I'm being squeezed in likely as a favor to original doctor.
If you have a situation that is an emergency, how do you contact your specialty practice doctor, or you possibly do not and just deal with it?

Maybe you should pay for a concierge doctor? Medical care is not convenient around here unless you pay $$$. I'm in relatively good health, so I don't mind stand ins. I haven't been examined by an actual doctor in 6 years.

+1

You should have consistent medical care, so I wouldn’t like stand ins either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not because you didn't like the doctor, but because of the Dr's scheduling, and because of the way the practice operates? I feel like I may be expecting too much with the current shortage of Drs- and this doctor is a good doctor. If I switch practices, who is to say this won't be the same elsewhere?

So, really happy with Dr, but when there's a serious problem, which I have, there's really little way to be in touch and I'm seeing numerous (and I mean numerous) stand ins all with conflicting advice. They know I am not their patient or will be, probably so I'm being squeezed in likely as a favor to original doctor.
If you have a situation that is an emergency, how do you contact your specialty practice doctor, or you possibly do not and just deal with it?

They may be a good practitioner, but they are not a good provider. A provider who overbooks and/or farms out your care to their (rotating stable of) NPs/PAs is not providing good continuity of care. It's also really challenging to find a consistent doctor without paying for the "privilege" these days.

Air quotes because it shouldn't be a privilege, it should be the way of things. It isn't because insurance fatcats and nonsensical education policies. Welcome to what disabled folx have known for a long time.

[Anonymous]

I agree that different providers are going to have different advice, especially if they don’t know you very well since you aren’t their patient. And the conflicting advice is stressful and the pieces of advice don’t work well together. The ideal is to be able to see your own doctor the majority of the time, for consistency. You might need a doctor who controls her own patient panel size because if there are too many patients, she’s not going to be able to squeeze very many in for urgent visits. So- concierge; or private practice not run by a giant health care system.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not because you didn't like the doctor, but because of the Dr's scheduling, and because of the way the practice operates? I feel like I may be expecting too much with the current shortage of Drs- and this doctor is a good doctor. If I switch practices, who is to say this won't be the same elsewhere?

So, really happy with Dr, but when there's a serious problem, which I have, there's really little way to be in touch and I'm seeing numerous (and I mean numerous) stand ins all with conflicting advice. They know I am not their patient or will be, probably so I'm being squeezed in likely as a favor to original doctor.
If you have a situation that is an emergency, how do you contact your specialty practice doctor, or you possibly do not and just deal with it?

They may be a good practitioner, but they are not a good provider. A provider who overbooks and/or farms out your care to their (rotating stable of) NPs/PAs is not providing good continuity of care. It's also really challenging to find a consistent doctor without paying for the "privilege" these days.

Air quotes because it shouldn't be a privilege, it should be the way of things. It isn't because insurance fatcats and nonsensical education policies. Welcome to what disabled folx have known for a long time.

No doctors operate the way you describe on purpose, as their preference. None. They practice that way because they aren’t in control of their patient panel or their schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not because you didn't like the doctor, but because of the Dr's scheduling, and because of the way the practice operates? I feel like I may be expecting too much with the current shortage of Drs- and this doctor is a good doctor. If I switch practices, who is to say this won't be the same elsewhere?

So, really happy with Dr, but when there's a serious problem, which I have, there's really little way to be in touch and I'm seeing numerous (and I mean numerous) stand ins all with conflicting advice. They know I am not their patient or will be, probably so I'm being squeezed in likely as a favor to original doctor.
If you have a situation that is an emergency, how do you contact your specialty practice doctor, or you possibly do not and just deal with it?

Maybe you should pay for a concierge doctor? Medical care is not convenient around here unless you pay $$$. I'm in relatively good health, so I don't mind stand ins. I haven't been examined by an actual doctor in 6 years.

+1

You should have consistent medical care, so I wouldn’t like stand ins either.

You're not that special. They're all just looking at your chart before your appointment regardless of whether or not you saw them last time.

[Anonymous]

You need a concierge doctor.

[Anonymous]

If I have an emergency, I’m going to the ER.

[Anonymous]

I had a gyn whom I really liked, but I couldn’t stand the practice. I would never get a return call on the (rare) occasions I called with a question, and the portal never worked (which the office admitted was a problem). I left because reasonable access is important to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree that different providers are going to have different advice, especially if they don’t know you very well since you aren’t their patient. And the conflicting advice is stressful and the pieces of advice don’t work well together. The ideal is to be able to see your own doctor the majority of the time, for consistency. You might need a doctor who controls her own patient panel size because if there are too many patients, she’s not going to be able to squeeze very many in for urgent visits. So- concierge; or private practice not run by a giant health care system.

Concierge doesn't really happen in critical specialties. That is for GPs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had a gyn whom I really liked, but I couldn’t stand the practice. I would never get a return call on the (rare) occasions I called with a question, and the portal never worked (which the office admitted was a problem). I left because reasonable access is important to me.

Did you find a better situation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know what you're looking for, but I do know you're not going to find it. And your next provider is going to assume you're doctor shopping.

What's wrong with that?

[Anonymous]

If the doctor is really good and I actually see the doctor and not constant stand-ins I put up with a lot. I have left a doctor who I liked before. The case that comes to mind was an outstanding doctor for many years, but she hit some really horrible life circumstances and became quite mean. I knew about the issue because she was out for a while due to it. I put up with the meanness for a few years, but I did finally decided it impacted care and plus, their parking situation got even worse, so I was done. Best choice. New doctor is awesome.