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Re: cost of "no shows" From: Joe (forcep@intercom.net) Thu May 27 07:15:05 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: cost of 'no shows'" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: cost of "no shows"" Maybe in reply to: Theresa333@aol.com: "cost of "no shows"" Next in thread: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: cost of "no shows"" The smart practitioners around this area are the dentist.You receive a call some days prior to appointment and if you don't show up you get a bill.If you do not pay you have option of obtaining another dentist.How are you folks handling the "call this 800 number and refill my prescription"? Zachariah Newton wrote: > The issue of the culpability of the medical practice that fails to > trace and reinforce the indication for coming in after a missed > appointment is, at face, a gross shifting of responsibility away from > the patient. Essentially, the consequences of failure to respond to > recommendation belongs squarely on the shoulders of the patient who > choses to not accept the recommendation. Enter, lawyers. The patient > did not understand from communication received the level of importance > of accepting the recommendation. The failure to alert the patient of > the level of importance in responding represents a deviation from > standard of care. "You did not scare me." My suffering is your > fault. In a jury of peers, that makes good sense. IMV, a professional > relationship is ultimately based on the trust of the patient. If trust > exists, the patient will show up. If trust does not exist, the > partient does not show up. You pays your money and you makes your > choice. No show consequences are in the court of the no show > responder. Zach NewtonZ. B. Newton, III, M.D.Atlanta/Gyn Next message: art fougner, md: "Re: cost of 'no shows'" Previous message: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: cost of "no shows"" Maybe in reply to: Theresa333@aol.com: "cost of "no shows"" Next in thread: Gerald P. Rodríguez: "Re: cost of "no shows""

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