Hi there,
My practice is located in a hospital medical building but owned by Envision.
At the time the appointment is made, the patient is told that no children under the age of 16 are allowed in the office. Over almost 5 1/2 years I have had only a handful of patients complain. Setting the expectation is key. The staff loves it, it makes their jobs so much easier.
Furthermore we do want any liability for babysitting or watching children.
We have had a few patients over the years who we've had to add on urgently and had a little one with them. We made those exceptions and they are very rare.
For the few patients that have complained me personally, I explain to them that at times we give bad news and it's important that we are able to spend time with the patient and comfort her and/or answer her questions- they are understanding after that.
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Rizwana Fareeduddin, MD
Gainesville, FL
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Original Message:
Sent: 07-22-2019 07:08
From: Susan Finn
Subject: how do you handle children at ultrasound visits
How do you handle the patient satisfaction on this issue? Is your office a private practice or within a hospital?
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Susan Finn
Original Message:
Sent: 07-21-2019 08:09
From: Rizwana Fareeduddin
Subject: how do you handle children at ultrasound visits
We do not allow children under 16 in our office. It makes everyone's life easier.
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Rizwana Fareeduddin, MD
Gainesville, FL
Original Message:
Sent: 07-20-2019 12:32
From: Meredith Birsner
Subject: how do you handle children at ultrasound visits
I am curious as to what your practice does for children of the pregnant patient that come along to her visit. We are looking for ways to improve our patient experience. Some children cannot be easily controlled and run the risk of being injured or damaging the machines. Many patients cannot secure babysitting or someone to come along to their appointments to accompany a child. Right now we ask that children under 12 be accompanied by another adult who can supervise. Thank you for any input you can give.
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Meredith Birsner MD
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