Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Communication

Dr. Pissy still uses paper charts, and has a room near my office where he stores inactive ones.

1-2 times a year his secretary makes a list of patients who have died, and moves their charts from the front shelves to a box in the storage room.

Yesterday I was talking to Mr. Patient in my office, when Pissy's secretary wandered past my door behind him. She was struggling with a pile of charts, and looked like she might drop one at any minute.

Being a gentleman (or at least trying) I stopped talking to Mr. Patient and called out, "Hey, do you need a hand with those?"

Pissy's secretary said "No, I'm okay. I'm just putting a bunch of dead people in a box."

Mr. Patient looked startled, to say the least.
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15 comments:

  1. jimbo26October 30, 2012 at 4:24 AM

    Big coffin ? ;-)

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  2. DebbieOctober 30, 2012 at 8:36 AM

    lol

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  3. AnonymousOctober 30, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    recall shocked looks of patients at check out desk, as i informed front /clerk..."I'm admitting Mr Camel; he is really SOB...."

    (short of breath)

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  4. Crazy RxManOctober 30, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Yeah, I'd say they're definitely "inactive."

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  5. Ms. DonnaOctober 30, 2012 at 12:45 PM

    LOL. I hope you explained to your now-worried Pt. Glad you came thru the storm IWhatever intact!

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  6. Eric IdleOctober 30, 2012 at 3:35 PM

    *Ding*

    Bring out your dead!

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  7. HeidiOctober 30, 2012 at 10:27 PM

    I follow your blog, cause its hysterical. I have MS and thus my own neurologist, and while she's cool, I totally wish she was as cool as you.

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  8. MeganOctober 31, 2012 at 12:16 AM

    Not the best advertisement for Dr. Pissy, is it?

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  9. AnonymousOctober 31, 2012 at 1:14 AM

    an goblins 'ill get you, too, if you don't watch out.

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  10. AnonymousOctober 31, 2012 at 4:42 AM

    If it were only that easy. There is always so much paperwork when you put the deceased in a box!

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  11. Mad JackOctober 31, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    So they didn't pay their bill?

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  12. spectrummomOctober 31, 2012 at 10:18 PM

    I've got binders full of dead people!

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  13. LizNovember 1, 2012 at 2:19 PM

    Wow, in all my years working medical records I've never had a doctor offer to help me with moving charts. You are a true gentleman! :)

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  14. AnonymousNovember 2, 2012 at 9:45 AM

    LOL. Thanks. I needed that.

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  15. UnknownNovember 5, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    I remember after my Chiari/syrinx operation, the hospital sent me an invitation to my own services... I called to inform i WAS alive still, but maybe a bad call on my part part.. Wonder if my kids would have gotten money> (i.e. college funds..) Guess ya never know!!

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So wadda you think?