-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 09-Jul-2020 08:41 <=-
NB>>> Always somebody hoping you'll fall for their product...
BM>> Yes, and with coronavirus expense concerns on most people's minds a
BM>> little extra opening in their spiel.
NB>> Still doesn't work here... ;)
BM> Good! :) BTW, message left on the answering machine yesterday was
BM> the old one about being billed $399 for some computer service contract.
BM> Haven't heard that one for a while!
Guess the new ones weren't working so they decided to recycle the older
ones... ;)
BM>> <chuckle> Seems like when the carriers decided to add the subscriber
BM>> name they didn't quite plan things out fully. ...Would be 'funny' if
BM>> they did have it almost right. Would make sense to list the primary
BM>> subscriber first, then the secondary, so:
BM>> Jenny's Burgers
BM>> Jenny's Burgers - Melissa Smith
BM>> Jenny's Burgers - Thomas Smith
BM>> And the CID system displays only the first field when the desired one
BM>> is the second if available.
NB>> Yup, the CID only displays the first however many characters... which
NB>> is why my primary doctor's office comes up as RU Systems D/B/ instead
NB>> of Unity Family Medicine (or better, UFM @ St.Mary's)... at least I
NB>> recognize the number now... ;)
BM> Right: only so many characters can be displayed. And while the
BM> number might be "Dr. Smith" for you it will be "Dr. Jones" for someone else
BM> and another doctor for a third patient. (I'm thinking of a group practice
BM> within the hospital campus.)
I don't even think that the listing would go so far as naming the
particular doctor.... shown or not....
NB>>>> And often they really don't have any control over what shows for
NB>>>> their phones, unlike the scammers....
BM>>> Oddly enough correct. The legit phone folks need to hire a reformed
BM>>> scammer or two to fix the problem!!
NB>>> Or run their phone thru VoIP themselves to get the ability...
BM>> Probably all will eventually.
NB>> I think our landline will continue to be analog, not VoIP, though...
BM> Probably so for compatibility, or at least the portion coming in to
BM> the house.
Exactly.
BM>> Both possibilities. I'd lean a little more towards the computer
BM>> flagging a human to intervene or possibly sending a message to the
BM>> doctor's office for a direct electronic verification. No matter how
BM>> done just surprised me the renewal had been done already. Recall last
BM>> time with 0 refills I mentioned and was told too early for a renewal
BM>> request as I was on a 90-day supply and the system would only allow a
BM>> lesser time renewal request.
NB>> There can be a rather narrow window there, depending on the
NB>> insurance coverage.... :)
BM> Right. At the time it sounded like the tech would have been more than
BM> happy to put in an electronic note/flag to do the renewal, just she
BM> was not able to, for what ever reason: limitation on the Hy-Vee
BM> programming, limitation on insurance programming, maybe something
BM> else. The option wasn't available, so best to go with the flow and I
BM> would request closer to the desired refill date. (I would have
BM> inquired a few weeks before needing anyway, just as not urgent if there was
BM> a line or I was in a bit of a hurry would have postponed.)
Might have been a time limitation in the programming....
BM>> At future 0 renewals I will mention, probably will have been taken
BM>> care of automatically but better safe than sorry: the less last-second
BM>> stuff the better!
NB>> I tend to call things in, and often ask "at what date can I get this
NB>> refilled" if it looks to me that maybe the insurance would be a
NB>> little persnickety about it... :) And sometimes the pharmacy can go
NB>> ahead and get the new script even if it's still too early to fill
NB>> right away....
BM> I've been using my cell phone (!! -- well for me it's a '!!' <g>) to
BM> be notified/check on prescriptions, etc. Some things just easier to do
BM> in person/via telephone (and that meaning talking to someone, not texting).
I've not gone to the text notifications.... I stay pretty much on top of
things anyway.... ;)
NB>>> If they don't nudge me first, I might mention it... at the moment, I'm
NB>>> not even sure if the court is open or closed due to the Covid... :)
BM>> The judge is working from home and his offical robe on over his
BM>> pajamas!
BM>> I don't know if the courts around here have re-opened. Last I heard
BM>> was at the begining of the COVID-19 close-down and trials in progress
BM>> were going to continue but no new ones started.
NB>> And this is probate/surragates court, not a criminal or civil court...
NB>> eventually, I'll probably call and find out if they are open, etc...
NB>> but with our snag, no real need yet to push them... ;)
BM> Right: if not ready/not needed no real reason to check if open.
BM> Locally I would guess some court sessions being held, probably via
BM> teleconferencing: traffic offenses, maybe small claims.
Possibly... not sure how jury trials would be done at this point,
though...
ttyl neb
... BBS = Busted, Broke, SysOp (Now You Know!)
--- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F
* Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452)
|
