If the doctor sees someone who is 30 minutes late, their entire schedule slips. So y'all complain if they don't see you if you are 15 minutes late (usually that's the policy), but also complain if you have to wait.
Have you guys thought about that primary care appts are in 15-20min increments (30min tends to be generous), which means, they either don't address your issues if they are complicated. Or they'll tend to run late?

Many people have no transportation, and it's even harder to make it on time if one's sick, so it's just the right thing to try to squeeze in those who are late, but y'all can't have it both ways.

source: am MD. And yeah I rather run late but see everybody and address everything I can, than finish on time and help nobody/few.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Hey MD: The fact that appointments we pay a bunch of money for are only 15 minutes is pretty fucked up in a lot of cases. I can't tell you how many times I've been pushed out the door with out having my concerns addressed by shitty practices that are in a hurry to cram in as many "patients" (read: customers) as possible while employing as few doctors as possible to maximize profits, often not fixing the actual problem. Instead, we have to book additional appointments with the hope that, eventually after lots of time and money, there will be an accurate diagnosis.

Things weren't always like this either, shit is getting increasingly dystopian and people are getting fed up with it.

Oh, and the fact that you all can cancel on us at the last minute with no problem, but if we cancel we get charged is absolute bullshit.

[–] notsoshaihulud 2 points 14 hours ago

Hey MD: The fact that appointments we pay a bunch of money for are only 15 minutes is pretty fucked up in a lot of cases.

It is messed up, I agree. You can't address much in 15 min. What you don't necessarily see is the BS administrative burden that also comes with visits that may or may not be factored in to the face-to-face encounter duration.

Oh, and the fact that you all can cancel on us at the last minute with no problem, but if we cancel we get charged is absolute bullshit.

Not every practice does charge for cancellation. But if someone reviews your chart before the visit and you cancel the same day or night before, you might actually end up wasting provider time. Just an FYI.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

primary care appts are in 15-20min

That is absolutely not universal.

[–] notsoshaihulud 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not universal, but absolutely common, unfortunately. The standard is 30 minutes for returns and 60 for news, but in private practice they tend to cut it much shorter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think I would follow my PCP to the ends of the earth if she ever moved. Standard is 30 minutes.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a pcp I'm trying to do the same: my first appointment(s) took a little over two hours. (after the first 45 minutes he told me I needed to come back Saturday and we'd take as much time as we needed to get through my history and current needs). He moved and none of the insurances we can get through work cover him, even though he's still in driving distance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

That is so frustrating.

[–] notsoshaihulud 4 points 1 day ago

yup. a good PCP is hard to find, and even harder to keep in America.