Misty Lee
1/5
I should’ve read the reviews first. I’m so angry right now I’m fighting back tears. My mom is not doing well at all. I finally convinced her to see someone as long as they weren’t far. She just said, “you have to check to make sure they take my insurance”. She gave me the info so I called on March 10.
They answer the phone with “what is the patients name and date of birth?” This should’ve been my first clue they were incompetent. Who answers a phone that way? I just said, I wasn’t a patient. I told them I just needed to know if Dr. Marks took my moms insurance since whe was recommended to us. They said, “you have to talk to ‘intake’”. So they transferred me.
Again they answered the phone with “what is the patients name and date of birth?” Again, I didn’t know how to answer. I said I just needed to know if Dr. Marks accepted my mom’s insurance. They said they’d take my number and call me back.
On March 20, I called back. Here is how that lovely conversation went:
What’s the patients name and date of birth?
I’m not a patient, I just need information
Ok what do you want
I called before to find out if y’all take my mom’s insurance but I have heard back.
Ma’am it can take a couple of days for them to get to you
But it’s been 10 days
Well sometimes it takes longer.
Okaaay, but how long do I wait before calling to check …
(Interrupts) ma’am, you don’t need to call. They will get to you when they get to you.
So are you saying that you are 100% sure they have my info and nothing has gone wrong?
Well, ma’am I’m not 100% sure of anything. But if you want I’ll give them your info again.
Ok thank you.
Then, on MAY 7, I went to the office. I walked up to talk to them but they were talking amongst themselves. Finally a lady pointed me to another window and the woman opened it and I asked to speak to the office manager. She said she was the manager so I told her:
“my mother is not doing well and I finally convinced her to get help so I called on March 10 just to check if y’all take her insurance. I was…”
“(Interrupts) what’s her name and date of birth?”
Me: “let me finish please. I called back on the 20th (then I told her about the phone conversation)”
Her: the reason I asked her name and dob is so I can see if they’ve entered anything in the records yet.
Me: reluctantly gives her the info. Then I say: you know I literally have a 30 second question. Like it shouldn’t be this hard.
Her: I am going to put in here that they need to get in touch with you right away.
Several hours later I get a call from someone saying that they had in their records I wanted to make an appointment for my mother.
Me: NO. I just want to know if you take her insurance!
For the first time - after 2 months of trying - she asked what the insurance was. I told her. After a few seconds she returned and said that that provider did not take her insurance.
I could have been looking for someone who actually wants to help my mother the whole time if someone - ANYONE - in that stupid office would’ve just taken the few seconds to just check.
The providers may all be well and good. But rude, uncaring, inefficient staff can cause damage as well. People are hurting and in need and they could not give a flying flip.