My primary doctor belongs to a medical group who acts as gate keeper for all specialists and DME, basically anything the doc does not do in his office.
I have been trying to get Apria to provide a new air filer for my Philips O2 concentrator that they did not provide. They don't stock the filter I need and refuse to order it. I complained to the medical group, so they had the doc do a test last week in his office. He checked my SPO2 then had me walk up and down his hall several times and checked SPO2 again. The results showed no desat so the determination was that I do not require supplemental O2.
The reports from my CMS50i with and without O2 are not relevant. Only the brief one time hall test provides conclusive evidence that I have have no need for supplemental O2.
I love the medical mafia.
I am just glad I own my own concentrator and simply need to buy my own supplies for it now.
Pleasant new experience with medical group
Pleasant new experience with medical group
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Re: Pleasant new experience with medical group
I would run don't walk away from this group.
I wish you well
I wish you well
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Re: Pleasant new experience with medical group
I don't understand how this is a "pleasant" experience........sarcastic?
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Re: Pleasant new experience with medical group
Right! I read the post and wondered what I had missed........ < scratching head >LSAT wrote:I don't understand how this is a "pleasant" experience........sarcastic?
And then I figured it out.......you were being facetious.
And, reading it, I could sort of picture the group I was using nine years ago......and dumped after I got what I needed.
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Re: Pleasant new experience with medical group
Yes!
On rare occasions I have been known to use subtle sarcasm.
Thankfully the filter I need is only about a $10 item.
It was the principle of the thing. I am paying for insurance and I expect them to pay for what should be covered.
On the plus? Side of it I spent at least 2 hours each with Apria, the med group and the insurance company, so they each paid far more than the cost of the filter in dispute. Yeah. I know, so did I.
On rare occasions I have been known to use subtle sarcasm.
Thankfully the filter I need is only about a $10 item.
It was the principle of the thing. I am paying for insurance and I expect them to pay for what should be covered.
On the plus? Side of it I spent at least 2 hours each with Apria, the med group and the insurance company, so they each paid far more than the cost of the filter in dispute. Yeah. I know, so did I.
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Re: Pleasant new experience with medical group
Everytime I think I have heard the most absurd story regarding medical practices, I get proven wrong as you sadly just did. I am so sorry you had to deal with that cr-p.bwexler wrote:Yes!
On rare occasions I have been known to use subtle sarcasm.
Thankfully the filter I need is only about a $10 item.
It was the principle of the thing. I am paying for insurance and I expect them to pay for what should be covered.
On the plus? Side of it I spent at least 2 hours each with Apria, the med group and the insurance company, so they each paid far more than the cost of the filter in dispute. Yeah. I know, so did I.
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Re: Pleasant new experience with medical group
Medical groups like this are becoming more & more common. How sad that a medical doctor cannot see how wrong this is. A hall test, really??? These quacks needs to be put out of business. I'm sorry to hear you were treated this way. I hope you are looking for a new doctor.
Jen
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