Friday, January 19, 2007

Close-up of Voter Card (chip)


Close-up of Voter Card (chip)
Originally uploaded by joebeone.
So as I sat in the waiting room of the doctor's office yesterday - fighting for the pen that would enable me to fill in all of the details demanded by the papre attached to the 'welcome clipboard' I started to wonder why the insurance company - who has all of the details asked for - didn't put them on my health insurance card - which I have to carry to an appointment anyway.

How much easier 'check in' would be if we could all swipe our cards and give the hospital honest, accurate records (I lied about my weight - just a pound or two) there and then - rather than having to try to recall what we had, when we had it and which box that info goes into.

It can't be be hard - can it?

Scan went well - though midway through they had me drink some fizzy concoction designed to bloat me - it did and I was too vain to go out last night looking that way. I'll call for an appointment for results next week and should get it for the week after (specialists see patients between rounds of golf and media glad handling)

Anyway thanks for all of the good wishes - here's hoping that it's June before I need them again

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