Interpro is a nightmare - don't even go there

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I was surfing the web late one night and found these two, oh-so-true paragraphs that sum up managed health care in a nutshell, so I thought I'd share:

"Mangled care" was supposed to be the solution to rising health costs. HMOs would cut out the waste and keep an eye on doctors who ordered unnecessary tests and procedures, saving consumers big money. But it was the HMOs that made the big money--by restricting care.

Their philosophy was summed up by Richard Rainwater, cofounder of the for-profit HMO Columbia-HCA: "The day has come when somebody has to do in the hospital business what McDonald’s has done in the fast-food business and what Wal-Mart has done in the retailing business."

That is so very true.  I just dealt with the Hellish Malpractice Organization this past week.  My kid had a thumb pointing toward his elbow after a football accident.  Well, the thumb wasn't fractured and we knew that meant ligament damage, but we didn't know if it was a complete tear or just a partial tear; therefore, we didn't know if he needed surgery or just a cast for six weeks.  The ortho ordered an MRI and my HMO absolutely refused.  They said to cast his hand for three weeks and then if the thumb ROM is not improved, they "might" approve the MRI at that time.  I am still furious over them practicing medicine on my kid without physically examining him.  The ortho told me it has become such a nightmare that he has considered changing professions (boy, did I tell him another nightmare or two about medical transcription). 

Well, just to be a butt, my son started having sharp pains shooting up his arm, so I called my lovely HMO and asked the representative what she thought the diagnosis might be.  She sounded totally shocked that I was asking her this and said there was no way she could tell me such.  I think I made my point to her when I said, "Well, you guys decided to treat my child, sight unseen, in spite of the professional opinion of his ortho, so I thought I'd just see if you could R/O a clot or other major complication via telephone."  Believe it or not, I got a call about forty minutes later telling me his MRI had been approved.

I just wanted to share my experience with etranz in the hope that no one else will be caught in their trap.  This company is very unprofessional in their business dealings.  The management will send out payroll checks sometimes as much as 2 weeks late.  There are several former MTs how have had checks bounce and are still holding the money.  Personally, I have had no checks bounce but I believe it is only because I am in the state of GA where the eTranz office is. I informed the owner that if my check bounced I would be coming to Gwinette County to file charges and lo and behold my check cleared.  When I tried to terminate my employment, I was told that if I did not work out my 14 day notice that half of my final paycheck would be held as per contract.  When I tried to get a guarantee from the owner that I would be paid for this work, all she could do was scream at me over the phone and she refused to answer my questions concerning payroll.  Finally, what I had to do was force her to lock me out of the system so that I could start  new contract that I had.  I kept calling her regarding payroll, leaving message after message.  If I did get her on the phone, she still refused to answer my question, yelled at me, and would hang up on me.

Please stay away from this company.  I have found out since resigning that this company has a track record for very unethical business practices.