Re: Re: Initial Visits w/ Dr. G

[Guest guest]

Yes, you do have to make the initial visit with Dr.

Goldberg in person. I live in Oklahoma, & was under

the impression that it could all be done long

distance, and they said he would have to see the child

first. I think it's very beneficial to the parents to

meet Dr. Goldberg in person, too & get a real since

of his passion for helping our children. It does cost

for plane fare & hotel to get there, but in the big

scheme of things, that's not too much in order to help

our kids.

--- meljackmom <meljackmom@...> wrote:

> It is just my speculation, but I do not believe Dr.

> G would begin

> treatment on a patient he has never seen. It likely

> has to be in

> person, and then correspondence with him and the

> office after that.

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> > Does Dr. Goldberg require the initial visit to be

> in person or can

> one

> > do a telephone visit first and then an in-office

> visit (possibly

> same

> > time as a Spect) later?

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> > Thanks:

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[Guest guest]

On another list I'm on, a mom recently posted that she got free airfare from

Southwest for medically necessary travel. The mom had to complete a form

and the doctor they were seeing had to complete one. The contact info is:

Michele

Civic & Charitable Contributions

Southwest Airlines

P.O. Box 36611

Dallas, TX 75235

(214) 792-3733

Note: You have to have your dr. appt. scheduled before contacting Michele.

Kristy

Re: Re: Initial Visits w/ Dr. G

Yes, you do have to make the initial visit with Dr.

Goldberg in person. I live in Oklahoma, & was under

the impression that it could all be done long

distance, and they said he would have to see the child

first. I think it's very beneficial to the parents to

meet Dr. Goldberg in person, too & get a real since

of his passion for helping our children. It does cost

for plane fare & hotel to get there, but in the big

scheme of things, that's not too much in order to help

our kids.

--- meljackmom <meljackmom@...> wrote:

> It is just my speculation, but I do not believe Dr.

> G would begin

> treatment on a patient he has never seen. It likely

> has to be in

> person, and then correspondence with him and the

> office after that.

>

>

>

>

> >

> > Does Dr. Goldberg require the initial visit to be

> in person or can

> one

> > do a telephone visit first and then an in-office

> visit (possibly

> same

> > time as a Spect) later?

> >

> > Thanks:

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

This is policy for all doctor's or at least the ones that I have worked for. It

is required by law for a doctor to see the patient for at least one visit before

providing any medical care. I know when I worked for a doctor in Alaska that

people came from all over the world to have their thyroid condition treated but

once they had their initial visit they could be treated via, phone, fax and lab

results. Of course we did require medical documentation that the person was

being followed by a primary physician. Sheri

princesspeach <donnaaron@...> wrote: This is correct; the

initial visit has to be in person. Dr. Goldberg

would never prescribe meds for a patient he has never seen. I do

remember reading on this list someone saying that their child has been

with Dr. Goldberg 5, 6 years or so and only had to see him in his

office that one time; after that, they have always worked with him

over the telephone.

Donna

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> I think you have to be there in person for the initial visit (I seem to

> remember hearing that somewhere)... but you could always call and

ask... his

> office phone # is 818-343-1010. I think I remember something being

> mentioned about the ethics of prescribing meds to a patient who has

not been

> seen in the office. But after initial visit, depending on how the

child is

> doing, you may be able to go long stretches of time between visits.

We have

> been out twice for my oldest son... once when he was in first grade,

once

> last fall (he was starting 5th grade). We did our SPECT scan the

day before

> my son¹s very first appointment, so the results were available

during the

> initial consultation. Our pediatrician ordered all of the initial labs,

> too, before we went, so those results were in hand that first time.

>

> Caroline

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> From: lrfschr <elfischer@...>

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> Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 16:12:07 +0000

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> Subject: Initial Visits w/ Dr. G

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> Does Dr. Goldberg require the initial visit to be in person or can one

> do a telephone visit first and then an in-office visit (possibly same

> time as a Spect) later?

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> Thanks:

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