My doctor is now posted 06 & 07.....

[carlson1]

I have yet to see a compliant sign on any of our medical facilities here in Tyler. Unless the new Christus outfit is rabidly anti-gun, I see the status quo remaining unchanged. they currently have signage, I don't see them overhauling it...but I could be wrong.

ETMC had correct signs and Texas Spine and Joint DOES HAVE correct signage.

[Oldgringo]

I seem to see various doctors more than I used to. The pre-procedures now includes questions asking if I've fallen lately and if I've had any suicidal urges or desire to kill anyone. I answer "no" to the first question and "give me a minute" to the second. The nurses {giggle}. Well, those who know me do.

[The Annoyed Man]

What you are seeing is the corporate takeover of medicine- that's a much scarier situation than a 30.06/07 sign. The doctor can't control what signage is placed. He also has no control over how you are treated and where he sends you for treatment. Don't think that you are getting the "best" care now that the hospital/corporation owns the doc.

When I was talking to my doctor yesterday.....the appointment which initiated this thread......he complained to me that medical practices have become commodities, which corporations buy and sell just like they do real estate or mortgage loans. He told me that this practice had been bought and sold 4 times since he went to work for it (I was only aware of one of those sales). When I first became a patient at this practice, we had just recently moved to Texas (2006), and I needed a new doctor so I could continue with medications I needed. That doctor, Mike Cohen, moved his practice from Grapevine, on TX26 near the Walmart, over to its current location in Keller at Davis Blvd and Bear Creek Parkway a few years after I became a patient. A year or two after moving, Mike died unexpectedly of a heart attack while playing basketball with his son. I loved my doctor, and I still miss him today. He was a very good man. The doctor I have today was hired by the practice to replace Mike, and he has been my doctor now for about 5 years. I like him too, and he's a good man too. He advised me, since my insurance status is about to change, that I might be better served by finding a family practitioner closer to my home in Grapevine, since I just require semi-annual monitoring for blood pressure and thyroid levels. It wasn't a case of him wanting to be rid of me as a patient, it was a case of his belief that the quality of care and standards of practice are bound to suffer as a result of this trend, as more and more medical decisions are taken out of the doctor's hands and governed by the corporations that trade in this commodity. He said that, as of the most recent sale, he's not even sure who his bosses are. For his own part, he will probably be returning to teaching at a medical school, which is what he did before he stepped into this practice, where he'll stay until he retires. He's really saddened by what is becoming of his profession, and the trend toward corporate takeovers of medical practices, and the commoditizing of his profession.

[The Annoyed Man]

I seem to see various doctors more than I used to. The pre-procedures now includes questions asking if I've fallen lately and if I've had any suicidal urges or desire to kill anyone. I answer "no" to the first question and "give me a minute" to the second. The nurses {giggle}. Well, those who know me do.

Getting older is not for the faint of spirit, is it?

[puma guy]

I seem to see various doctors more than I used to. The pre-procedures now includes questions asking if I've fallen lately and if I've had any suicidal urges or desire to kill anyone. I answer "no" to the first question and "give me a minute" to the second. The nurses {giggle}. Well, those who know me do.

I keep getting those handed to me and I have always left them blank and put the clip board and form in a obscure place in the exam room. One nurse told me it was the law. On a last visit to a new specialist the nurse insisted I fill it out, so I did. I wrote "refused" across it.

[Beiruty]

The irony, is that our work site is 06-07 posted and compliant. Co. Sent us a link for Active shooter video designed and approved by Austin PD and Feds boys approved where the shooter walks by the 06 signs and it was shown intentionally in the video. Stupidity as it best.
One Co.hi brass said that 06-07 is for insurance cost purposes and does nothing for Workplace inborn active shooter, nor an outsider active shooter.
I responded, that you have the right to make a buck, and I have the right to live.