I couldn't resist. She hates wearing this ghost costume. Infact it was on for a whopping three minutes but the pictures are priceless.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Happy Howl-O-Ween
I couldn't resist. She hates wearing this ghost costume. Infact it was on for a whopping three minutes but the pictures are priceless.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Austin bound!
In t-minus two hours and counting. I'm totally jazzed/wired and can't sleep. I NEED to sleep. Josh and I are first shift drivers. ugh. driving, 12 hours, with my bro in the car as well.
Watch for us on TV! ABC 2:30 CDT kickoff!
Keep the faith and don't stop believ-N!
GBR!
Watch for us on TV! ABC 2:30 CDT kickoff!
Keep the faith and don't stop believ-N!
GBR!
Monday, October 22, 2007
Sox Dance Off
I believe all this action was for clinching the regular season. I can only imagine the kind of jig we will see for making it to the Series. I wonder what they are calling this in Boston? The 'Bon, Riverbon, Papledance?
Go SOX!
Go SOX!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Spinning my wheels
I've been back from vacation for approximately one week and I feel as though I've been spinning my wheels and getting nothing done. I've started half my to do list and finished maybe two things out of the 20+ on the damn list.
In other work news I'm going to share a conversation I had with a patient yesterday. One of my tech's puts the phone on hold and says to me "I tried really hard but I am just not getting through to him" Of course I want to know what isn't getting through. He wanted to "negotiate" a lower price for his Spiriva Inhaler. He has a medicare part D card that gives it to him for the affordable independent pharmacy violating co pay price of $28 and it retails for approximately $150.
Me: What can I do for you sir
Him: I want to know how I can get a negotiated price on my Inhaler.
Me: I'm sorry sir, but that is the price your insurance has set up.
Him: But I want to negotiated a lower price. How do we proceed.
Me: Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is pay $28.
Him: What do you think this costs in Canada?
Me: I don't know sir. I'm not a registered pharmacist working in Canada.
Him: But I bet you know its lower than $28
Me: Well, I don't know about that. I suppose you could take a bus trip to Canada to find out.
Him: So what kind of discount are you going to give me?
Me: Sir, really I can't do anything. Your insurance card already reimbursed me $3.00 BELOW the ACTUAL DRUG COST. I can't take anything more off the price.
Him: So you're telling me you're not making money off of me. I find it hard to believe. What do you do make it all up on my other scripts?
Me: No sir, I am not trying to rob you of all your money with one prescription.
Him: Well $28 is pretty steep. I find it hard to believe. How about you take another ten dollars off?
At this point I can feel the vein in my neck and forehead just jumping out of my skin.
Me: I just explained that I'm already losing money and now you want me to take $10 dollars off?
Him: Whats ten more dollars when you aren't making anything in the first place?
Me: Okay here is the deal you can pay full cost of $150 or pay $28 you decide which "negotiated" price you'd like to take.
Him: So that's it.
Me: Yes that's it.
click.
Sadly this conversation was not someone pulling my chain. And people wonder why I drink. I have dozens of these kinds of phone calls everyday. You know why the insurance companies have such lengthy automated phone systems? They want you to give up in complete and utter desperation. That way they never have to deal directly or indirectly with the people they are screwing, I mean insuring. So the next best choice is for everyone with a gripe about the effed up health care system is to take it out on the already spread too thin jack of all health care trades..............the retail pharmacist.
Go ahead. Rip and flame away. I hope you walk away feeling better about your situation. Damn right you put those pharmacy folks in their place. Who are we to say you can't get brand name Darvocet for $3 anyway? Even better, throw your receipts back at us and call us "you people" My personal all time favorite derogatory remark. From now on I'm going to assume "you people" is referring to the high percentage of people who are far more educated than the person flinging the insults from across the counter. I may just have to adopt my own "you people" group to complete the ugly circle. I wish "you people" would stop screaming about how your purple pill out to be laced with gold. Didn't you know that's what the stripes were on the outside? How bout them apples?
Okay, to set the record straight.
1. I feel much better.
2. I don't really think about this stuff every single second while at work. Just every hour of my shift.
3. I do love my job and the patients I serve. Sometimes I'm just pushed to my very limits. Much like I imagine my brother and I did to our parents. And I think they still love us. Dad affectionately calls us 'roid #1 and #2.
4. The red haired, spunky, 76 y/o irish gal who came up to the counter and said yes I'd like to pick up my prescription. She told my tech her name was Jose Cuervo. There is still hope out there.
I'll leave you all with some laughs. Check out this clip for some Lost bloopers.
"I feel like Darth Vader"
Whew this was a long one. Thanks for sticking with me and sorry for all my bad grammer and poor sentence structure. Its late and I could give a crap less if it annoys anyone reading this blog.
Hugs and kisses everyone!
In other work news I'm going to share a conversation I had with a patient yesterday. One of my tech's puts the phone on hold and says to me "I tried really hard but I am just not getting through to him" Of course I want to know what isn't getting through. He wanted to "negotiate" a lower price for his Spiriva Inhaler. He has a medicare part D card that gives it to him for the affordable independent pharmacy violating co pay price of $28 and it retails for approximately $150.
Me: What can I do for you sir
Him: I want to know how I can get a negotiated price on my Inhaler.
Me: I'm sorry sir, but that is the price your insurance has set up.
Him: But I want to negotiated a lower price. How do we proceed.
Me: Unfortunately, the only thing you can do is pay $28.
Him: What do you think this costs in Canada?
Me: I don't know sir. I'm not a registered pharmacist working in Canada.
Him: But I bet you know its lower than $28
Me: Well, I don't know about that. I suppose you could take a bus trip to Canada to find out.
Him: So what kind of discount are you going to give me?
Me: Sir, really I can't do anything. Your insurance card already reimbursed me $3.00 BELOW the ACTUAL DRUG COST. I can't take anything more off the price.
Him: So you're telling me you're not making money off of me. I find it hard to believe. What do you do make it all up on my other scripts?
Me: No sir, I am not trying to rob you of all your money with one prescription.
Him: Well $28 is pretty steep. I find it hard to believe. How about you take another ten dollars off?
At this point I can feel the vein in my neck and forehead just jumping out of my skin.
Me: I just explained that I'm already losing money and now you want me to take $10 dollars off?
Him: Whats ten more dollars when you aren't making anything in the first place?
Me: Okay here is the deal you can pay full cost of $150 or pay $28 you decide which "negotiated" price you'd like to take.
Him: So that's it.
Me: Yes that's it.
click.
Sadly this conversation was not someone pulling my chain. And people wonder why I drink. I have dozens of these kinds of phone calls everyday. You know why the insurance companies have such lengthy automated phone systems? They want you to give up in complete and utter desperation. That way they never have to deal directly or indirectly with the people they are screwing, I mean insuring. So the next best choice is for everyone with a gripe about the effed up health care system is to take it out on the already spread too thin jack of all health care trades..............the retail pharmacist.
Go ahead. Rip and flame away. I hope you walk away feeling better about your situation. Damn right you put those pharmacy folks in their place. Who are we to say you can't get brand name Darvocet for $3 anyway? Even better, throw your receipts back at us and call us "you people" My personal all time favorite derogatory remark. From now on I'm going to assume "you people" is referring to the high percentage of people who are far more educated than the person flinging the insults from across the counter. I may just have to adopt my own "you people" group to complete the ugly circle. I wish "you people" would stop screaming about how your purple pill out to be laced with gold. Didn't you know that's what the stripes were on the outside? How bout them apples?
Okay, to set the record straight.
1. I feel much better.
2. I don't really think about this stuff every single second while at work. Just every hour of my shift.
3. I do love my job and the patients I serve. Sometimes I'm just pushed to my very limits. Much like I imagine my brother and I did to our parents. And I think they still love us. Dad affectionately calls us 'roid #1 and #2.
4. The red haired, spunky, 76 y/o irish gal who came up to the counter and said yes I'd like to pick up my prescription. She told my tech her name was Jose Cuervo. There is still hope out there.
I'll leave you all with some laughs. Check out this clip for some Lost bloopers.
"I feel like Darth Vader"
Whew this was a long one. Thanks for sticking with me and sorry for all my bad grammer and poor sentence structure. Its late and I could give a crap less if it annoys anyone reading this blog.
Hugs and kisses everyone!
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