cheers_queers

joined 4 months ago
[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

my parents raised us drinking raw milk from a farm down the road. I'm so glad nothing bad happened to me.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

read my post again. this is a provider that is probably losing business because people can't get their referral in to see them unless they walk it through the door themselves. how is that convenient?

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

thank you, this is exactly the type of answers i was hoping for!

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 13 points 4 days ago (9 children)

this makes no sense to me when patient portals exist. why isn't there a provider portal that can handle sending medical info back and forth? I can see all my medical details online already.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago

no kidding! i have enough to deal with, without having to babysit a doctor's office that won't update their equipment.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

i understand HIPAA. i don't understand why we are still using the technology we started using in the 60s. my question is why haven't we found a better way since then?

 

I'll admit, I'm pretty frustrated right now lol. me and my doctor have been trying to submit a referral to a specialist but for the last several weeks, when i call them, they still haven't gotten it yet. they told me it's because they only have one fax machine so it refuses any incoming faxes if it's in the middle of printing a different one.

my problem is, why haven't we come up with a more modern and secure way of sending medical files?!?! am i crazy for thinking this is a super unprofessional and unnecessary barrier to care?

luckily I'm mobile enough to drive a physical copy to their location, but not everybody who needs to see this type of doctor can do that, nor should they have to.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago

Jeremy Dewitt is the funniest serial offender of this. he's in prison now i believe, but there's soooo much body cam footage of him, he's pretty much a lolcow at this point.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

yeah I'm aware. I'm unfortunately getting well aquainted with the healthcare system, so this will impact me greatly I'm sure

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 83 points 5 days ago (8 children)

I've had my eye on this situation for months. i have a really bad feeling, not gonna lie. and having a vaccine denier in the white house again is REALLY bad timing.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 16 points 5 days ago

like a good neighbor, state farm will cancel your policy the first time you have to file a claim because there was a hurricane in the Midwest :)))

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

yep, and figure out what 20% of your bill is by taking 10% and double it. saves my ass every time i gotta tip lol

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

when i was young, i was in a bad car accident where i had a head injury. someone stopped and held a shirt against my head and held my hand till the ambulance got there. I'll never meet them, but I'll never forget it.

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