Yesterday I received a call, from Prospero Crespo, if you go by what Caller ID tells you. He spoke in such broken English I could not understand the reason for the call. He mentioned my Primary Doctor's name 3 times in what turned out to be a short conversation. I asked him where he was calling from. He said something about a health service associated with mine. And then he told me to stay on the line while he transferred my call, and the line went dead.
I emailed my doctor's office re above, and received this response today. It's a PILOT PROGRAM, all for our own good. Thanks, Medicare, and associated Pilots,
for your concern.
OK, I have read this explanation. "What's it good for?" Any patient on Medicare will receive a call from this company, I am told. How does it change anything? The stated goal is for health care providers to work together to give you better care. Isn't that already supposed to be possible---in this time of easy transmission of data? Our "health care teams" can now share data and thus provide the "better, safer, and more coordinated care." In reality, it seems your health care provider often looks at your "chart" for the first time at or just before your office visit.
Being somewhat cynical, I suspect maybe the takeaway, the raison d'etre, for the existence of such a pilot program, is found in the sentence, "You may save time, money, and frustration by avoiding repeated tests and appointments." Is this where the pilot could be flying us?
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