Technology in the doctor's office
Thursday Dec 21, 2006
I had to have a mole removed from my hand. It wasn't planned.
Me: "Hey, can you check this mole?"
Doctor: "We're going to take that out and do a biopsy on that."
Me: "Um, now?"
Doctor: "Yeah. Lay back. I'm going to numb your hand."
[numbs my hand]
Doctor: "While we're letting that kick in, I have to get these forms filled out for the lab work."
I then had to watch the doctor fill out not one, not two, but three different pieces of paper. At times, she asked me for some of my personal info, which already must be in their database. Where is the technology to aid her? Why was it super easy for them to schedule my follow up appointment with what seemed like two clicks.... and yet they are back to paper for lab work?
It was more painful for me to wait for the paperwork that it was to get the mole cut out. (It was kind of cool... it looked like someone took a mini melon baller to my hand.)
I can't wait until doctors' offices have patient status. I had to wait for a call for the results of the biopsy (mole was benign). How great would it have been to get the status via my own personal patient page. Oh well, at least they appear to have patient scheduling down.
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