Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 I am not familiar with Dr. Boachie's billing practices for 2008, and whether they have changed from his earlier practices. I had surgery with him at the end of December 2006. I do know that his office was eminently fair and reasonable with regard to his billing of the procedure, and kept me fully informed at all times as to what their expectations were. I could not have asked for more. As to his going forward billing practices, if they have changed, I do not begrudge any professional for expecting to be paid for their services at their own rates. I know certainly I would not be pleased if some insurance company came in and ordained to me what I should be charging clients (I am not a doctor but a lawyer). I think any criticism should be more appropriately lodged with the piggish insurance companies who have been running away with huge profits for years without any accountability. In any event, I think it always worthwhile to contact a doctor's office directly and speak to them about their billing procedures and to consider one's particular situation. As I said, I found everyone in his office a pleasure to deal with and very professional, which made my ordeal that much more tolerable. And if Dr. Boachie is to become the head of the Scoliosis Research Society or to devote more time to research or similar projects anywhere in the world, then I would consider that to be a very good thing for the medical field and scoliosis patients, past, present and future. > > > > FYI - Camille is correct. As of 2008 Dr. Boachie will no longer > accept > > private insurance or Medicare. The patient will need to pay out of > > pocket and submit statements to her/his insurance company and/or > > Medicare for reimbursement. > > > > My guess is that Dr. Boachie is becoming the president of the > > Scoliosis Research Society this year, which is extremely > > time-consuming, and he wants to decrease his practice. I could be > > wrong - it's just a guess - and a bummer. > > > > Best Wishes, > > Andy > > > > > > Hi, Camille -- > > > > > > It's good to hear from you. I can identify with some of the > feelngs > > > you expressed. I am one of those people who did not have revision > > > surgery until I felt totally pushed to the wall. I had progressed > to > > > the most severe deformity, could barely get through the day, and > > > felt my quality of life was zero - I did not know how I could go > on > > > without the surgery. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 > > How do you pronounce Dr. Boachie's name? Is it with the long " o " ? > I don't know the correct annotations one would find in a dictionary, but his secretary pronounced it: " BOW-OT-CHEE " ...long O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Bow-ot’-chee? Bow’-ot-chee? With a T? Accent on first or second syllable? In my mind, I was pronouncing it BOW’-CHEE. Glad you corrected me. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of cammaltby Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:06 AM Subject: [ ] Re: Dr. Boachie > > How do you pronounce Dr. Boachie's name? Is it with the long " o " ? > I don't know the correct annotations one would find in a dictionary, but his secretary pronounced it: " BOW-OT-CHEE " ...long O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Kind of a soft " T " ....accent on the second syllable! His last name is really Boachie-Adjej....and I understand the last is pronounced Ad-hi...accent on the first syllable. Take Care, Cam > > Bow-ot'-chee? Bow'-ot-chee? With a T? Accent on first or second syllable? > In my mind, I was pronouncing it BOW'-CHEE. Glad you corrected me. > > > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of cammaltby > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:06 AM > > Subject: [ ] Re: Dr. Boachie > > > > > > > > How do you pronounce Dr. Boachie's name? Is it with the long " o " ? > > > > I don't know the correct annotations one would find in a dictionary, > but his secretary pronounced it: " BOW-OT-CHEE " ...long O. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 A member who lives near me saw him on TV and pronounced it "Bo-ah-chee". Probably sounds the same as Cam's pronunciation. I also had thought of it as Bow-chee, but international phonetics are tricky. RE: [ ] Re: Dr. Boachie Bow-ot’-chee? Bow’-ot-chee? With a T? Accent on first or second syllable? In my mind, I was pronouncing it BOW’-CHEE. Glad you corrected me. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of cammaltbySent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:06 AM Subject: [ ] Re: Dr. Boachie >> How do you pronounce Dr. Boachie's name? Is it with the long "o"?>I don't know the correct annotations one would find in a dictionary, but his secretary pronounced it: "BOW-OT-CHEE"...long O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2008 Report Share Posted January 14, 2008 Thanks everyone! From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of cammaltby Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 3:07 PM Subject: [ ] Re: Dr. Boachie Kind of a soft " T " ....accent on the second syllable! His last name is really Boachie-Adjej....and I understand the last is pronounced Ad-hi...accent on the first syllable. Take Care, Cam > > Bow-ot'-chee? Bow'-ot-chee? With a T? Accent on first or second syllable? > In my mind, I was pronouncing it BOW'-CHEE. Glad you corrected me. > > > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of cammaltby > Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 1:06 AM > > Subject: [ ] Re: Dr. Boachie > > > > > > > > How do you pronounce Dr. Boachie's name? Is it with the long " o " ? > > > > I don't know the correct annotations one would find in a dictionary, > but his secretary pronounced it: " BOW-OT-CHEE " ...long O. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I recently saw Dr. Boachie for a surgery consultation. He's currently my second choice out of four surgeons consulted so far. I had to pay the $450 fee at the time of the visit. When I asked why they made a copy of my insurance card when they weren't planning to file the claim for me, I was told that the people who took the information earlier were with the hospital and that I was now dealing with the doctor's staff. We had a very long wait, so by the time we got to his secretary (after 5 pm - for a 3:15 pm appointment where they required me to show up at 3 pm to complete paperwork yet the doctor didn't see me until about 4:45 pm) she told us that the person who handled billing for surgery was gone for the day. My husband and I got the impression that Dr. Boachie was weary, not tired from too much work, but weary of life/job/world/etc? We also got the impression that the staff members of his office were just going through the motions, slogging through the day without really thinking about what they were doing, or caring that the patient had no clue as to what their particular routine was, as if their way was the only way. Truth be told, by 5 pm I was tired too - tired of the trip (train, subway, taxi) and of waiting for almost two hours to see the doctor. By the way, this was the earliest appointment that they could give me when I called for one about two months ago. > > > > > > FYI - Camille is correct. As of 2008 Dr. Boachie will no longer > > accept > > > private insurance or Medicare. The patient will need to pay out > of > > > pocket and submit statements to her/his insurance company and/or > > > Medicare for reimbursement. > > > > > > My guess is that Dr. Boachie is becoming the president of the > > > Scoliosis Research Society this year, which is extremely > > > time-consuming, and he wants to decrease his practice. I could be > > > wrong - it's just a guess - and a bummer. > > > > > > Best Wishes, > > > Andy > > > > > > > > Hi, Camille -- > > > > > > > > It's good to hear from you. I can identify with some of the > > feelngs > > > > you expressed. I am one of those people who did not have > revision > > > > surgery until I felt totally pushed to the wall. I had > progressed > > to > > > > the most severe deformity, could barely get through the day, > and > > > > felt my quality of life was zero - I did not know how I could > go > > on > > > > without the surgery. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hi Izarah - I'm from Canada too - are you in Ontario? I sent all my records to Dr. Bridwell in St. Louis who has done many sucessful surgeries on members of this site. He reviewed them and told me to go to Dr. at Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. trained under Dr. Bridwell and Dr. Bridwell felt that Dr. was qualified to do my revision. I had surgery in April and I am very happy with the outcome. Another Canadian member of this site is Hodgson. She had surgery with Dr. shortly after me and she is very happy with the outcome too. If you are looking for a surgeon qualified and using the U.S. method for revision, I would suggest that you see Dr. . There's a long wait for a first appointment but after that it's not bad. Good luck! Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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