Posted by Marilyn Lawrence on January 29, 1998 at 17:31:14:
In Reply to: Re: Topic 3 posted by Nancy on January 29, 1998 at 17:27:58:
: I usually tell them up front, that I'm in the field especially when I had to deal with so many providers with my parent's, so they all treated us very well and even broke a few rules. Funny how that RESPECT thiing works. It saves alot of time and hassle too>
: : Now it's your time to vent. As a health care consumer yourself, were you ever treated unprofessionally by another health care provider (who probably didn't know you were a health care provider)? And what was your worse patient like?
I tend to play a different game. At a new office or provider I see if they bother reading all the information I fill out. If they try to treat me like an idiot or child, then I kindly remind them that I do have some knowledge. I like to see how they treat me first, but I don't hesitate to set them straight if I feel they aren't treating me or my family right.