Odd Prescription--kind of spooky to me
03-21-2011, 09:34 AM
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As I figured, somebody typed the wrong thing.
It's kind of funny how things have turned out since it happened (I had a traumatic brain injury a few years ago, but about 10 years ago I got a bill from a hospital for some brain surgery I had, and why wasn't my insurance paying? Somebody typed the wrong thing.
Then a few years ago my husband was in a car accident, somebody typed the wrong letter, and had him down as a hit and run. Took a few phone calls, but we got that straightened out
Conclusion: Check everything. That's why I'm glad we do not have the same insurance we had before, with that one we never saw the bill unless we requested it. I like to double check things to make sure they're correct.
Like the time my daughter dislocated her elbow. The dr in the ER xrayed it and said it was normal, nothing broken, she must have relocated the elbow on the ride to the ER. Then the hospital bills $600 for the dr relocating the elbow and I only knew about it because I requested a copy of the bill! Our insurance didn't pay it, and didn't have to. Somebody just typed the wrong thing
It's kind of funny how things have turned out since it happened (I had a traumatic brain injury a few years ago, but about 10 years ago I got a bill from a hospital for some brain surgery I had, and why wasn't my insurance paying? Somebody typed the wrong thing.
Then a few years ago my husband was in a car accident, somebody typed the wrong letter, and had him down as a hit and run. Took a few phone calls, but we got that straightened out
Conclusion: Check everything. That's why I'm glad we do not have the same insurance we had before, with that one we never saw the bill unless we requested it. I like to double check things to make sure they're correct.
Like the time my daughter dislocated her elbow. The dr in the ER xrayed it and said it was normal, nothing broken, she must have relocated the elbow on the ride to the ER. Then the hospital bills $600 for the dr relocating the elbow and I only knew about it because I requested a copy of the bill! Our insurance didn't pay it, and didn't have to. Somebody just typed the wrong thing
03-21-2011, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RugosaB
As I figured, somebody typed the wrong thing.
It's kind of funny how things have turned out since it happened (I had a traumatic brain injury a few years ago, but about 10 years ago I got a bill from a hospital for some brain surgery I had, and why wasn't my insurance paying? Somebody typed the wrong thing.
Then a few years ago my husband was in a car accident, somebody typed the wrong letter, and had him down as a hit and run. Took a few phone calls, but we got that straightened out
Conclusion: Check everything. That's why I'm glad we do not have the same insurance we had before, with that one we never saw the bill unless we requested it. I like to double check things to make sure they're correct.
Like the time my daughter dislocated her elbow. The dr in the ER xrayed it and said it was normal, nothing broken, she must have relocated the elbow on the ride to the ER. Then the hospital bills $600 for the dr relocating the elbow and I only knew about it because I requested a copy of the bill! Our insurance didn't pay it, and didn't have to. Somebody just typed the wrong thing
It's kind of funny how things have turned out since it happened (I had a traumatic brain injury a few years ago, but about 10 years ago I got a bill from a hospital for some brain surgery I had, and why wasn't my insurance paying? Somebody typed the wrong thing.
Then a few years ago my husband was in a car accident, somebody typed the wrong letter, and had him down as a hit and run. Took a few phone calls, but we got that straightened out
Conclusion: Check everything. That's why I'm glad we do not have the same insurance we had before, with that one we never saw the bill unless we requested it. I like to double check things to make sure they're correct.
Like the time my daughter dislocated her elbow. The dr in the ER xrayed it and said it was normal, nothing broken, she must have relocated the elbow on the ride to the ER. Then the hospital bills $600 for the dr relocating the elbow and I only knew about it because I requested a copy of the bill! Our insurance didn't pay it, and didn't have to. Somebody just typed the wrong thing
03-23-2011, 03:57 PM
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I talked to the Pharmacy in Utah and the doctor's office in Utah that wrote the prescription. It took a little to get the pharmacy to admit it was their messup, but they finally did. They had her name from the prescription, but they spelled it like my name instead of hers. Then when they put my name in the computer instead of bringing up her info, it brought up mine. I hope this experience lets the pharmacy know that they need to be more careful. It was a drug for anxiety, and I definitely would not want to get that one.
03-23-2011, 04:25 PM
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Big mistake........I woud certainly check up on it......you know this identity theft thing is all over.......might want to check to see if you have any bad reports on your credit....sounds kind of fishy to me.
04-02-2011, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Sadiemae
I talked to the Pharmacy in Utah and the doctor's office in Utah that wrote the prescription. It took a little to get the pharmacy to admit it was their messup, but they finally did. They had her name from the prescription, but they spelled it like my name instead of hers. Then when they put my name in the computer instead of bringing up her info, it brought up mine. I hope this experience lets the pharmacy know that they need to be more careful. It was a drug for anxiety, and I definitely would not want to get that one.
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