Shared medical appointments - Page 4

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@RedTop wrote:
I have accompanied my husband to every medical appt for the last 20 years, due to the fact he does not fully understand or process what is said by his provider. Sometimes what he thinks they said and what was actually said, are worlds apart.

The only provider we have ever shared is a dermatologist, and we have shared appts in that office without issue.

I prefer to go solo on my appts.

@RedTop he sounds like my husband. I would like to shake him by the shoulders when he tells me his fasting blood sugar is "a little" high but within range. Wrong on both accounts, that's not what it should be and it's the dieticians handwrting on the papers, not mine.

granddi · ‎03-16-2010

@Carmie Shared Medical Appointment does not mean that a second person is in the room at the time the first person is receiving care. Many have given examples of being in the room during a medical visit of someone else. Or two people have back to back appointments so they go into the room together.

A Shared Mecial Appointment is one in which more than one patient is receiving care, instruction, direction, advice etc at the same time. It seems that the care model is directed more towards chronic disease management.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

Many years ago, the hospital did shared or group appointments with hypertension patients. I think it was an experiment. Patients had to agree to it. The appointments were in the evening to accommodate working people who often couldn't take time off for medical appointments. In most cases, insurance companies wouldn't pay the hospital couldn't bill patients; so, it was money down the drain for the hospital. Patients had to sign waivers due to hippa but a couple of clinicians had concerns when the spouse's of a couple of patients would "sit in". That's how I got involved. They wanted to ensure it was compliant with hippa. It wasn't.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@RetRN wrote:
I'm not sure that I would feel comfortable in a group setting with other patients I don't know. I know it is for people with the same chronic conditions but it seems impersonal.

It is impersonal and I don't want to be exposed to other people's medical information. Or share mine with them. I would never do it.

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@RetRN wrote:
Has anyone here tried this and if so what did you think about it?

@RetRN

Perhaps I missed the comment, but not sure what you mean. Sharing with who? A spouse? Strangers? Why would this be happening in the first place?

My dad & stepmother used the same doc for years and always went at the same time. It really worked well for them, so they could both hear what the doc said and ask for clarification when needed. They really liked going in together.

speedy girl · ‎06-03-2018

I would never want to share a Doctor appointment with my Husband, as I want my Doctor's full attention and I like the one on one time. I normally only see her once a year so I like to make the most out of my appointment and only want her to be dealing with me!

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

@speedy girl wrote:
I would never want to share a Doctor appointment with my Husband, as I want my Doctor's full attention and I like the one on one time. I normally only see her once a year so I like to make the most out of my appointment and only want her to be dealing with me!

Spouse's aren't allowed in the exam room here unless there is a language or special needs issue. Doctors are required by law here to ask specific questions about safety within the home. An emotionally or physically abused spouse can't answer honestly if the abuser is in the room. Personally, I have so much going on that I don't like to needlessly worry my husband. I don't want or need him at my appointments. I wait until I have all the information, all the test results and then I let him know what's going on.

Jo1313 · ‎02-02-2021

DH and I have back to back appointments..We both go in..He goes first..He has some dementia so I need to hear what the Dr. says to him..Some questions he can't answer(he doesn't remember)

He goes into the waiting room while I have my appointment.

willdob3 · ‎11-01-2010

This is a horrible idea. I'm glad I rarely have reason to go to a doctor.

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

DH and I don't have any of the same doctors and have different insurance. I'm sure the dr office likes this idea since they get two insurance payments for the price of one appointment time. The only "togetherness" we have medical-wise is going to get our flu shots, etc.together at the pharmacy and then out to lunch. Neither of our PCPs do flu shots,etc. anymore. Prob because Medicare covers them.