NOTE: We are still waiting for this office to send our medical records to the new doctors office .. its been 21 days since requested. How unprofessional of the staff. Please read the following for the original review.
I gave this office two stars because I like the Dr. but visiting the Doctor isn't limited to the Doctor himself as you see and talk to everyone else (Receptionist, Nurse, etc) more than the Doctor. Unfortunately these people can really ruin your experience with the office. In this case our Doctor lost us as patients due to the extreme rudeness of his office Manager Mercy and her staff.
When I started visiting Dr. Rotter he had taken over for Dr. Kermit Murray, a Dr. who moved away and I was very sad to see leave, he was amazing.
At the start I was impressed by Dr. Rotter's office staff. They were nice, SPOKE IN ENGLISH and efficient. Since then those girls have left and have been replaced with a staff that is obviously ambivalent and some don't even KNOW English.
That is OK, this Gringa can speak the language perfectly... I will communicate in Spanish but don't think its professional that I am not afforded the courtesy to be addressed in English first. I have to translate for my daughter who doesn't speak Spanish that well.
Speaking of my daughter, this is where the problems begin. I took her in for a headache that we pretty much knew the cause for, but decided she probably would feel better if we went to see him. He confirmed what we thought but told me he needs blood work for her just to make sure he has something on file as a base for the rest of her visits.
So when my husband went in with our daughter to have her blood taken the first thing they asked him was for the appointment for the blood reading.
He explained that this wasn't because she was sick but they insisted that he HAD to see her no matter what. Really? Since when? Hasn't it always been the norm to only call if its abnormal? I have hounded my OB/GYN's office after weeks because my blood work has come back normal and they didn't even bother to let me know, no need to call in their opinion.
OK so my daughters blood work is in, they call to get us to come in so he can read it and to insist only the Doctor can explain this. We asked for the records, hey, we paid for the blood work, they are our daughters records right? She got defensive and told us that only the Dr. can read this .. told us that it was AGAINST the law to give them to us without him reading them to us. Of course we would have to pay our $35 copay and our insurance would be billed for a visit.
We asked if there was something to be concerned about, and she told us she couldn't say. Long story short we insisted on getting the blood work and she got mean, offensive so my husband got upset and we hung up. Minutes later Mercy calls us to further offend us by saying that she couldn't believe we didn't care about our child's health. My mother is a nurse, my father was a Dr., my father in law is a Dr., my Brother AND Sister in law are Dr.s. When we told them this and asked for our records they said that of course everyone in Miami has Dr.s in the family, in other countries, but its against the law to give us our daughters medical records. Really?? I mean REALLY?
We asked if we needed to be concerned, and her answer was "OF COURSE if there was anything to be concerned about we WOULD HAVE LET YOU KNOW IMMEDIATELY".
Thanks Mercy for confirming you are just trying to scam us and our insurance out of more money for the Dr. to tell us there is no problem with our daughter.
Obviously we switched to another Dr. immediately. I like Dr. Rotter but if he permits his people to run his business this way, I would rather go somewhere else. It saddens me to have to leave a Dr. I like but I refuse to be treated this way.
Oh yea Mercy and office staff, HIPAA rules and regulations state:
SUMMARY OF YOUR RIGHTS
In Florida, you have the right to:
* See and get a copy of your medical record.
Upon your request, your health care provider must give you a copy of your
medical record in a timely manner, usually within 30 days. They must also let
you see your medical record if you ask.
Your health care provider is allowed to charge you for copies. They can also
charge you for postage. read more