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Old 06-16-2004, 09:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I am soooooo excited/nervous I called Dr. Pott's office today, Alicia told me that "Dr.Pott's had my chart so he's probably in the process." For some reason I decided to check the web and guess what??? My chart was dictated and faxed over to insurance. Woooo Hoooo...I'm so exited!!! Part of me is nervous because I'm afraid I won't get the approval. Wish me luck.
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Angela,
Congrats. It looks like you are almost there. How long did you wait for dictation? My chart is with Dr. Callery.

I am so excited for you. I bet you can't stop thinking about it. I know I can't. I am driving my family crazy.

Keep us informed. Good luck with the insurance.
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Old 06-17-2004, 11:08 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Hey Dale
I'm going through Dr. Potts, my chart was in dictation on 6/3. It took longer because he was waiting for another doctor to call him before he could dictate. I was at a meeting a few weeks ago and they said that dictation wasn't taking too long. Before you know it you'll be sent to insurance too Good luck!!!
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Hi again,
That is wonderful news. I will keep checking online to see my status.
Talk to ya soon!
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Dale-
Don't forget to call the office on Wed's, they'll be able to tell you the status of your chart. Good Luck
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I am going to call the office Wednesday to see the status of my file. I feel like I am bothering Alicia when I call her because of her tone of voice. Anyone else think this?
Maybe I am being super sensitive. I know she is exremely busy, but I feel like everyone deserves to know what is going on.
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I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you're bothering the office. You're not being sensitive...Alicia is pretty short on the phone, but guess what??? we do have a right to know what the heck is going on with our future. We are told to call on Wed's and they just have to deal with it
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Angela,
Thanks for the info. I thought it was just me. I won't feel so bad when I call this Wednesday. I will let you know what happens.
Maybe good news....
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You know my chart was sent to my insurance on the 16th. I got a letter from them on the 19th saying it was approved. I'm now just waiting on Dr. Potts office to call me so I can get my date. I can't wait.

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Tonya,
That is so cool. Maybe you should call them on Wednesday? Or maybe they will call you before that. I am in dictation with Dr. Callery and I noticed his take longer.

Best of luck to you.

I am in Escondido, too
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