Regarding Team Health after hours answering service paid handsomely by the pediatric center...If I could leave zero stars, I would. My son was prescribed an antihistamine (AH) eye drop which I was told was available in a generic form only to learn it was NOT, and our co-pay was $100. I called the Team Health after hours line asking them to call in a drop that comes in generic, which they did after some pleading. The initial response was they didn't want to bother as this was not an emergency. (If you saw my son you may disagree...gray in color with extreme purple under and above his eyes).
Next morning I call the pharmacy. Pharmacist says the person that left the new Rx mispronounced the drug name so badly, he could not even guess what was being prescribed. Another call to Team Health after hours. I tell the lady the situation, and she asks me to spell the name of the drug. If I could spell the name of the drug, there would be no problem and I wouldn't be calling. Are you even listening??
Yet another Rx is called in. Pharmacist alerts me this time they prescribed an antibiotic (AB) rather than an AH. My son has been on more AB's than I can even count. Not giving him another for something that can be handled with an AH.
Another call to after hours. It takes 1-1.5 hours to receive a call back each time mind you. I ask, please prescribe an AH that's available as a generic, as was originally intended. Get my call back to be told the doctor on call (Dr. Matthew Muehe) won't prescribe anything bc he hasn't seen my son! We know he needs an AH drop, and has needed since yesterday. And I'm pretty sure Dr. Muehe hasn't personally seen any of the patients the calls are about. I am certain Dr. Muehe decided not to prescribe anything, and therefore punish my 2 year old, because he was irritated with all of my calls to Team Health, never mind that if anyone there could do anything right I wouldn't have to keep calling! Team Health after hours answering service = totally inept and unprofessional!
Just FYI, I have never had any problem with 1960 Pediatric Center. The issue is with Team Health, the after hours agency they use. read more