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[quote=Anonymous]Well, bedside manner and whether or not you "are allowed to talk about more than one thing" are two separate issues.

Depending on the practice and how coding works with an insurance company for any given issue they may not be able to bill for more than one thing addressed in one appointment, and so if it takes them time to do so, they don't get paid. Requiring another appointment for a second complaint is pretty common. They also simply may not have time to do it -- the next patient is waiting, they are already running behind, etc. This is one of the benefits of concierge practice -- they can take their time and address everything that is going on with the patient.

Lack of empathy is another issue. Which it sounds like you dealt with. It can be a problem in the healing professions if empathy isn't expressed, for some patients anyway, but with doctor workloads and burnout it doesn't surprise me that you encountered it. If it bothers you that much you should probably find another doctor. [/quote]

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