1) I think it’s effectively a medical opinion. It’s implicitly a broad-brush diagnosis. 2) I would call the office - or drop by - and speak to the practice man

1) I think it’s effectively a medical opinion. It’s implicitly a broad-brush diagnosis. 2) I would call the office - or drop by - and speak to the practice manager. Doc on the clock usually doesn’t have time to take a dump, and the front desk staff don’t really understand anything beyond “make an appointment.” * * corollary to all of the above: front desk staff nearly always suck because we can’t reasonably invest in better. Since physician revenue is strictly number of patients per year * whatever the average reimbursement rate is, and since price caps mean our waiting rooms are basically always at capacity, ... a 40k/yr front desk means precisely the same as a 80k/yr front desk to our revenue, but that extra 40k comes straight out of our pockets. Thus, our staff is generally bottom of the barrel. At least in private practice, what little of it survives.