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  1. Dr. Malley was the first doc I went to see and I really liked him. Then I found out that Blue Cross/Blue Shield will only pay at KU Med and Shawnee Mission hospitals and Malley doesn't practice at either of those. I was really disappointed. If I could have done that, I would have been banded long ago. Well, Monday is my seminar with another group that practices at Shawnee Mission Hospital, my third seminar in 13 months! I hope this one works out! Tadpoles
  2. Wow never knew such a thing existed. Thanks for the info! Tadpoles
  3. Can't figure out how to PM on this forum. Can you direct me? Tadpoles
  4. Walking Disaster7, Where and what is OCC? Even with my insurance it is going to cost me $3000 plus copays for fills etc. I know the charge form the first doc would have been $16,500. We never got that far with Dr. Selim so I do not know the total cost. Tadpoles
  5. Smiley I think you are probably right, but there is no way to talk with him without going through his office manager there. The hospital administrator indicated that he had talked to the surgeon and his office in his investigation, but I am sure his views were colored by his staff's statements. It is very frustrating to not be able to talk to the surgeon directly. I am glad you had better luck where you went. I am looking for a new doc. I am looking at Dr. Hoehn at Shawnee Mission and someone refrred me to Dr. Ellison, also at Shawnee Mission and several other hospitals. Tadpoles
  6. Just a warning to anyone looking for a doctor in the Kansas City area. I went to the seminar and waited months to see Dr. Niazy Selim at University of Kansas Medical Center. I had one appointment and was told all my paperwork looked in good order. Dr. Selim's comment was, "I wish all my patients had things as well organized as you do. It should take about a week to get everything sent in to your insurance." I waited two weeks and heard nothing so I contacted my insurance and was told they had received nothing. I asked them to contact my surgeon and find out what was wrong. They tried for weeks without satisfactory results. I called and emailed several times trying to find out what the hold up was. Once I was told to let them handle it and relax. Twice I was told all had been sent in. Last week (nearly 3 months after my appointment), they told my insurance nurse that my case had been closed. I called the Patient Advocate at the hospital and was told, "They decided they could not develop a theraputic relationship with you, so they closed your case." I had two questions - Why? and - Why wasn't I informed? I was told (1) that my insurance was too difficult to deal with, (2) that they could not finish the paperwork as they did not have a psych eval (the insurance already had it and no one asked me for it or I would have provided it) or a dietician eval (I hand carried that in and gave it directly to the doc along with the other paper work he was so pleased with), and (3) that I was not a trusting person as I kept calling to find out why they had not sent in my paperwork. They could not explain why I was not informed. The Patient Advocate referred me to the Administrator who after talking to me a long time, told me I seemed really rational and logical, not at all what the surgeon's office described when he investigated, but there was nothing I could do. So I have filed a complaint with the Blue Cross/Blue Shield folks as KU Med Center is a Blue Distinction Center. I am sure it will not really result in anything concrete, but it made me feel better to take some action. So if you want a compassionate doctor with a responsive caring staff, DON'T LOOK AT KU MED CENTER OR DR. NIAZY SELIM!
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