10 Time Saving Tips for the Doctor’s Office
September 4, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under health, time management, time saving
Unfortunately, we can spend a lot of unnecessary time sitting around waiting at the doctor’s office. Your time is valuable so here are some time saving tips to help:
4) Find out the best way to communicate with the doctor. Some doctors are now conversing with patients by email. Some prefer to have you leave a message with the nurse who usually returns your calls within a few hours.
5) Be willing to see a nurse practitioner or other physician on staff. If my kids are sick and need to be seen right away then I know that I can probably get a same day appointment for being flexible and seeing any staff member.
6) Ask about refill procedures. Some controlled substances such as medicines for ADHD can only be given a month at a time. Ask your doctor if you can call or email to get a new prescription. Some doctors will let you come in every other month for these medicines rather than every month.
What ways do you save time at the doctor’s office?
Stay tuned this week for part 3 of time saving tips at the doctor’s office. Please check out part 1, 10 Time Saving Tips for the Doctor’s Office.
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As a technician in a busy ophthalmic practice i have a few tips too!
- if you need a referral, get one. if you don’t know if you need a referral, contact your insurance (there should be a number on your card that will tell you) and find out.
- kindness matters. it goes for anywhere you go but just being nice is the best way to get you in and out. every moment that you argue with the receptionist, the technician or nurse or whomever is another moment that your there. we don’t have you fill out paperwork for shiggles, it’s our job and it helps the doctor.
thats all for now, i may have more later!
love your blog btw!
-yvonne