My office asked me to sign a blank sheet of forms that the doctor would fill out after our appointment. When I asked to wait until after the appointment the receptionist person huffed and said I always signed them this way. When I pointed out it was my first visit, she looked agitated and argued that it was not my first visit.

I think she wanted it so she could start prepping my insurance submission. But it’s sad to me that trying to improve a burdensome administrative system makes it casual to have patients misrepresent. Similarly to being asked to sign a form saying I’ve read the medical privacy policy, but not being allowed to see the policy.

The assumption is that patients will sign anything, which kind of defeats the purpose of patients signing anything.