Rude doctor

I'm in total agreement with your and I would discuss this matter with the doctor. You do not have to put private information out to the public when visiting the doctor. I wouldn't reveal any problem in the hall. Tell them that you will be interviewed in a private room the way it should be! And if they can't get their act together you will take your business somewhere else where the DOCTOR AND OTHER EMPLOYEES AND THE ENTIRE PRACTICE are professionals and act like a professional too.

definitly! she does have a right to privacy.some doctors understand that and some dont.from now on i wouldnt tell them anything until you got back in the room. if they wanted to know why you wasnt telling them just tell them in front of everybody that IT IS PRIVATE.im sure if they get embarassed they will change there tune.

Yea your right and i see why you said that. Well you can always go up to the nurse and whisper in her ear or just simply tell her i dont want everyone knowing my business so ill whisper it to you.

I'm pretty sure thats a violation of HIPAA. That doctor should not be asking for you medical history in front of other patients. I work at Mayo Clinic and we don't ask patients any type of medical history questions. We give them a form to fill out and they can go over it with the doctor. You should bring that to their attention immediately.

Tell her to read the chart as when you make the appt. they have to put it on the chart. Tell the nurse that next you will tell her in a privet room not until then. My clinic doesn't do that. They ask when your in the room and reading chart to make sure that is why. So no you don't have to tell them in a hallway. your right how rude. YOur friend Onlydia

No, they never ask me what I am there for when I go to the doctor's office until I am privately in the room, just one on one with no one else around. That is just horrible that they got mad at her for that reason. They should not be asking that question out in the middle of an area that is public and not private. Also, there are many times that I will tell the doctor that I have other symptoms/concerns while I am there seeing her. I mean, after all I have paid that co-payment to see her so why not? I know that in your situation they were angry because it probably took longer to check out the other issue that concerned your doctor, but that is their job. They should not tell you to NEVER say what is wrong with you or concerning you. What would happen if you were to get sicker because you never brought up that concern.

Yes, that sounds like an invasion of privacy to me too if you ask me. I don't know why they would do that. They always ask me when I'm in the room. I would complain.