Originally Posted By: OtisBlkR1
.. My eyedoctor ive had for 10 years, never got asked anything even close to this, ..
On a recent visit, our optometrist had a new, more detailed questionaire. Most of the questions did not strike me as terribly odd, but it did ask about hobbies. What the heck? The clerk seemed a little embarrassed about it and said we didn't have to fill out the parts we were uncomfortable with.
When I got in to see the Doctor, he, without my even mentioning it, apologized for the form. He said it was government required in order to "get paid", although he didn't say which department or in which circumstance, so I don't know if it is insurance-related, Medicare, or what.
He was pretty incensed about the intrusiveness. He is one of founders of this very long time practice so he should be well aware of where this comes from, where ever that is. My wife and I have been seeing him for twenty-five years and have as good a client relationship as it is possible to have, so there was no reason for him to blow smoke at us.