Charge for Pediatrician Meet & Greet - Page 2

[CarrieMF]

Whether they charge may not be up to the dr. The office manager or owner of the clinic would be the ones to decide that.

[texmati]

Originally Posted by gcgirl

Well, I called every one who was covered by insurance who I was willing to accept (based on geographic location and etc.) and NONE of them would do a free visit. So. Whatever.

Sorry, I didn't mean to come off as rude... but boo to the doctors who can't be bothered to do an interview for free-- esp OB's and peds, who make *SO* much off of well visits!

[gcgirl]

Originally Posted by texmati

Sorry, I didn't mean to come off as rude... but boo to the doctors who can't be bothered to do an interview for free-- esp OB's and peds, who make *SO* much off of well visits!

You weren't rude. I was miffed by the charges too. But what I'm hearing on this thread is charging is NOT unusual and may depend very much on the area. But I had NO luck finding someone to meet me for free.

[Bellabaz]

Should be free ad I wouldn't pay it if no medical services were provided.

[VisionaryMom]

I called around and talked to the office manager and nurse. You often can find out more about how the office runs that way. It's not something doctors do for free here, and that's fine with me. I'm also in a profession (albeit with much lower pay!) where people want to take up my time with "reviews" of their work without paying. I know people often think "it's just 15 minutes," but if many people are asking for it, then it cuts into how much time you have to spend on paid work. I just don't have time to do that, and I imagine that's how doctors feel. If I were to do it, I would do it under strict circumstances - say, two 5:00 appointments a week for meet and greets.

[spottiew]

Originally Posted by texmati

wow. all the ob's and ped's do free interviews, or meet and greet nights at least! If they are to busy to see me for free, or that uninterested in meeting me, than they are to busy to be my doctor.

doctors around here ARE really busy... they can see 30-40 patients per day, often working 10+ hour days (and then maybe work only 4 days per week). if you want time, i don't know any doctor that has any!

[SparklingGemini]

Originally Posted by Bellabaz

Should be free ad I wouldn't pay it if no medical services were provided.

This.

I wouldn't go do a doctor for services without knowing how I felt about bedside manner, the practice, the nurses, etc. And how else will I get a feeling without meeting someone ahead of time?

I always interview my potential doctors before scheduling an actual appointment.

[mouso]

Ours was free. I never knew some docs charged.