Tuesday, August 03, 2004
INCOMMUNICADO....
Galen relates a story of a patient trolling for his phone and pager number. Much to his credit he held firm and didn't give it out. My paranoia extends so far that I have an unlisted number and my number does not appear on caller ID screens. For those who have "no ID" blocks on their phones I call my answering service and have them make the call for me. I do the same when I return calls from my cellphone. I've heard stories of physicians forced to change their phone numbers because patients would write their numbers down from caller ID. |
Galen relates a story of a patient trolling for his phone and pager number. Much to his credit he held firm and didn't give it out. My paranoia extends so far that I have an unlisted number and my number does not appear on caller ID screens. For those who have "no ID" blocks on their phones I call my answering service and have them make the call for me. I do the same when I return calls from my cellphone. I've heard stories of physicians forced to change their phone numbers because patients would write their numbers down from caller ID. |
