I had an appointment for 9:30 a.m. at Asante MRI imaging. I signed in electronically at the desk and sat and waited for my appointment. I even came early at 9:15 a.m. So it became 9:30 a.m. then, 9:45 a.m. then 10:00 a.m. then 10:15 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. I told the volunteer in the lobby that I had been there for an hour and 15 minutes. There was no traffic in or out. He said check in with imaging around the corner. I told them I had a 9:30 a.m. appointment and by now was almost 11:00 a.m. She put my name into the system and said they can see you at 1:30 p.m. this afternoon. I said never mind I'm going home. When they came outside as I was waiting for my cab they said we're sorry but you can come in at 1:30 p.m. I told them I had a colonoscopy Tuesday and I would rather wait for the results of that then sit in their Lobby for another 2 hours. This is not respectful of your patient. Your patients pay your bills. If you treat your patient like it doesn't matter to you that they've been waiting for hours and please come back later in the day, this is disrespectful to your patients. I did not wander in off the street. This was scheduled a while back. Do not shrug and tell your patient to "Come back later".
You are not a dry cleaning business. Don't shuck off your patients. It's insulting. read more