thurley42
HY;FR
lol. Not u man...I can only underwstand three one syllable words at a time
Dear Shah Associates
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awpitt
Main Streeter
Yes that's normal. "At the time of the visit", doesn't normally mean before you see the DR/Dentist. My Dentist submitts the claim then bills me whatever the ins doesn't cover. Breton Medical bills me as well after submitting to the ins. So, I'm not sure what some of the other folks are talking about.
BTW, Breton Medical will be moving to the new Jarboe Building that's next to CVS on Buck Hewitt Road.
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bohman
Well-Known Member
I'm detecting a pattern here.
I should have grabbed the phone and spoken with her boyfriend for her. Maybe could have talked some sense into him.Shhhhh!!!! I've been trying to keep that place a secret.
awpitt
Main Streeter
Sorry to hear of your bad experience at BMG. I guess I’ve just had good luck there. I’ve been going there ever since the Dr. Hussein days when they were located in the little office building next to the Naval Air Museum. From there they moved to Moakley Street then to San Souci. They’re getting ready to move to the new Jarboe Bldg. I hated to see Dr. Hussein move away but I’ve always been happy with Drs. Szkotnicki, Iswara, and Khetpal. This last summer, my oldest son sprained his wrist. Went to BMG on the urgent care side and was seen by a female DR. Can’t remember her name She was late 20s/early 30s. She did a real nice job for my son. Did X-rays which were transmitted to a radiologist at the Bean Building and the results were back in about 15 minutes. Which confirmed it was a sprain and not a fracture. That whole urgent care visit took about an hour, maybe a few minutes over. As far as regular appointments, I normally don’t schedule appointments during the peak times. As a result, I’ve experienced low wait times. I sometimes get a sense that they tend to book appointment close together but I don’t get the feeling that the DR is rushed when they’re seeing me. That might be why things get backed up. Again, if you stay away from the peak times, you’ll be seen rather quickly.
Roman
Active Member
roman
It's a shame that these days, Patients get hurded in & out like Cattle. I blame that on the HMO's, and PPO's. The Docs aren't making the money they use too, so more people have to be packed in to their schedules. Which is scarey, because it leaves the doors open for Malpractice Suits, because Doc's have a certain amount of time alloted to see you. God forbid should you be 5 minutes late.! There is a Group in Prince Frederick, on the same campus as Calvert Memorial Hospital. It's called Calvert Family Practice. There are 3 Doctors, and one Nurse Practitioner. All are American, and can be understood, mainly because they are dedicated to their profession, and their Patients. The longest you have to wait is about 20 minutes (Usually less) This is a very Professional group. The only problem I have with them, is the parking situation at the Hospital. So you'd better get there early to find parking. Call first to see if they except your Insurance. 410-535-4488. You won't be sorry that you switched. They see patients of all ages. My favorite is Nurse Practitioner Heather Montgomery. I like them all actually.
It's a shame that these days, Patients get hurded in & out like Cattle. I blame that on the HMO's, and PPO's. The Docs aren't making the money they use too, so more people have to be packed in to their schedules. Which is scarey, because it leaves the doors open for Malpractice Suits, because Doc's have a certain amount of time alloted to see you. God forbid should you be 5 minutes late.! There is a Group in Prince Frederick, on the same campus as Calvert Memorial Hospital. It's called Calvert Family Practice. There are 3 Doctors, and one Nurse Practitioner. All are American, and can be understood, mainly because they are dedicated to their profession, and their Patients. The longest you have to wait is about 20 minutes (Usually less) This is a very Professional group. The only problem I have with them, is the parking situation at the Hospital. So you'd better get there early to find parking. Call first to see if they except your Insurance. 410-535-4488. You won't be sorry that you switched. They see patients of all ages. My favorite is Nurse Practitioner Heather Montgomery. I like them all actually.
Solomon's Urgent Care isn't much better. The wait time is still about an hour and 2 out of 3 times they'll misdiagnose you to hurry and get you out of the door. The last time I was there I had an issue with my contact in my eye 2 days prior. I knew it was some kind of tear/rip or something like that, I was in pain and my eye was severely red and watery. This had been going on for two days. When I get called back and the doctor comes in I tell her my symptoms, she takes a two second look at my eye and says oh you have pink eye. I tell her the only symptom I have of pink eye is the redness, there is no discharge other than tears, there is no itching, there are no other symptoms of pink eye, I know what pink eye is and this is not it. She sticks her light in my eye looks for another two seconds and says no you have pink eye, it'll start itching in a few days, I'm gonna give you this prescription blah blah blah...Seriously pissed walking out of there, but the more I argued the more she argued. I reported it to Calvert Memorial, but of course never heard anything back! This was not the first issue I have had with them either, but I had no choice but them and was HOPING they had grown more competent, I was wrong...
Welcome to "Managed Healthcare"
I am neither defending or excusing the staff at Breton Med or any of the other "Shah Associates" offices. BUT, what I have been told by people in the "industry" is that they treat employees like dirt. Unfortunately the way the management / owners treat employees, that gets passed on to the patient / customer. Why I say staff, I include the doctors, nurses, PAs etc, all the way down to the receptionist.
Because they are large and keep costs down (see above), they get the contracts for the PPO's HMO's the hospital, etc. It's big business.
I am neither defending or excusing the staff at Breton Med or any of the other "Shah Associates" offices. BUT, what I have been told by people in the "industry" is that they treat employees like dirt. Unfortunately the way the management / owners treat employees, that gets passed on to the patient / customer. Why I say staff, I include the doctors, nurses, PAs etc, all the way down to the receptionist.
Because they are large and keep costs down (see above), they get the contracts for the PPO's HMO's the hospital, etc. It's big business.
Did you keep wearing the ripped/torn lense?
No, as soon as it bothered me I took it out. But I'm guessing when I took it out I must have scratched/torn something on my eyeball itself.
libertytyranny
Dream Stealer
I've never had problem at Breton..I don't go for anything major or expect world class medical treatment..its a place to go if you have an ear infection or something real simple. Other stuff needs to go to the er or the doc's office. I don't interact with the receptionist much..just to get checked in..and then I wait, which I expect, and then see the doc, get my script..and go on my way. :shrug: The billing is a pain in the butt..like any shah office..because the billing office doesn't employ anyone who speaks english and they enjoy double billing...but the place itself has always been perfectly serviceable to me. Anyone with complaints that need investigation, are serious, or need more than routine POC testing should go to the er. That's not really what urgent care does.
ArkRescue
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HMO's have set co-pays like $20 for primary care Dr. and $30 for specialist. Other insurance is based on a percentage.
As far as the dentist, my dentist calculates the expected insurance payment and asks me to pay my part that day of the visit. Says they will send a statement after insurance pays as to any balance due or credit.
As far as the dentist, my dentist calculates the expected insurance payment and asks me to pay my part that day of the visit. Says they will send a statement after insurance pays as to any balance due or credit.
Why not call your eye doctor?
Because I'd had a similar situation before and after a day it got better. So, I was hoping this would do the same and that night I finally just got fed up with it and the eye doctor wasn't open the next day so I was like eh I'll chance it, maybe they can help. NOPE!
awpitt
Main Streeter
I know that. What I wasn't sure about was folks saying they had to pay upfront, before seeing the DR.
Last time I went there I paid the co-pay in cash, and for some reason did not get the receipt. I didn't think about it, until I got the bill (for my co-pay) in the mail. After that, I suspect the person taking the money just sliped the cash in her pocket, "forgot" to give me the receipt (now, and I don't care where I go, I get the receipt) and then billed me. But maybe it's office policy there, I've been double billed by the Shaws before, and they definitely try to go after what insurance won't pay because they are "in-network".
They make a lot of money doing un-necessary testing and dishonest billing.
They make a lot of money doing un-necessary testing and dishonest billing.
red_explorer
Well-Known Member
Shahs
I hate the Shahs....ended up switching to a dr in Calvert who isnt Shah and is wonderful!!!
A family member was seeing the Shahs for years...loved one of the doctors mentioned earlier. Anyway, he got very sick...actually passed away, and we got a bill from Shahs for 'examining his records' for 6 days after he died....$600. Insurance said it was a fraudalent charge, and didnt pay it, and told me not to pay it....Shahs kept trying to bill me on it for over a year, even though I said I wasnt going to pay it, take me to court. SS Medicare sent them a letter (and carbon copied me) saying that it was a fraudalent charge, and, should they want to press the issue, Medicare would go after them for fraud. My contact at Medicare said they are pretty well known for that!!! Hmmm....funny thing. They stopped billing me.
I hate the Shahs....ended up switching to a dr in Calvert who isnt Shah and is wonderful!!!
A family member was seeing the Shahs for years...loved one of the doctors mentioned earlier. Anyway, he got very sick...actually passed away, and we got a bill from Shahs for 'examining his records' for 6 days after he died....$600. Insurance said it was a fraudalent charge, and didnt pay it, and told me not to pay it....Shahs kept trying to bill me on it for over a year, even though I said I wasnt going to pay it, take me to court. SS Medicare sent them a letter (and carbon copied me) saying that it was a fraudalent charge, and, should they want to press the issue, Medicare would go after them for fraud. My contact at Medicare said they are pretty well known for that!!! Hmmm....funny thing. They stopped billing me.
ArkRescue
Adopt me please !
Oh yeah, most Dr's I go to collect the co-pay BEFORE you see the Dr. So they can say NO to you seeing the Dr if you can't pay that day I guess? I do see people who say they can't pay now but will pay later and are seen but some places turn people away if they don't have their co-pay.
kimmiekay98
New Member
as far the breton medical goes... a few years ago I got bit by a st bernard in the face... within 1mm of my eye, pierced my nose and two punctures in my chin... blood everywhere, me in tears and I waited for over an hour to be seen. The visit with the doc took less than 5 min as he didn't even touch me. No cleaning the bites or probing them to see how deep - nothing. Heres a script for antibiotics and goodbye. I looked like someone had beaten the crap out of me. The sad thing is I work in a specialty veterinary hospital near DC now and the dogs and cats I care for everyday get better medical care than we get from some doctors.
afjess1989
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Lol, isn't that the sad truth.