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I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by mynameisvlad »

hycaria wrote: post #19

Patients are by far the worst kind of customer to deal with. So maybe if the costs were disclosed upfront ("I can perform an ultrasound if you have pelvic pain, but it will cost you/your insurance xxx") we wouldn't come to such he-said-she-said extremities. But I guess it's pure fantasy in the USA where I've heard medical costs can be negotiated... How could they announce full price / insurance coverage when you're a…

Why can't the costs be disclosed upfront? Whenever I go to the dentist and I need to have some work done, I get an estimate telling me how much it costs and how much they expect the insurance company to cover. This isn't rocket science, it can easily be calculated, and should be, as you said, for the benefit of everyone.

Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by yani »

csomar wrote: post #33
yani wrote: post #29

It is good to hear the other side of the story. I find it impossible for a lawyer company to post medical records of someone else publicly since they are supposed to know what they are doing. I am all for give power to the people but I have seen this being abused a lot nowadays.

> They posted my entire medical record, including notes about my mental health, my bills, my insurance info, my driver’s license, birth date and home address If this is indeed true I'm not really interested to hear the other party story. Remember that the other party started the lawsuit and online reviews are something to get over with (unless the woman is backed by some entity that is going after that business)

Yes. But that sentence is too obfuscated... posted where? I am a bit sceptic because of the way the article is written around the important parts.

Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by indigodaddy »

Andrenid wrote: post #37
snissn wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm curious if that is accurate or not. It hangs in a weird way in the article and doesn't indicate where the info was posted.

Maybe she means all that info was exposed in the court case? That's exactly the sort of "true but out of context" thing a tabloid like this site would use.

This is how I interpreted it, eg, that they released all the information in the court case.

Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by optimuspaul »

caiocaiocaio wrote: post #3

Yelp doesn't seem to have brought a lot of a joy into anyone's life.

I think that we tend to only hear the horror stories. I've never really used yelp, but I know many that have and found it useful as at least a barometer of an area. I'm a contrarian so I find I'm happier if I don't know how others feel about things.

Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by ssijak »

One thing that sticks to me when I read such articles (I am not from US) is how ridiculously pricey medical services are. Common, 1k$ for a regular exam that costs like 20euros in my country in private clinics?! And I read about this ridiculous prices US so often that I am dumbstruck that people are cool with it.

Another thing that struck me is that if you don`t have money, evil people can just silence you by suing you (look at those court costs, 20k and counting?!)

Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by draw_down »

Any negative review meant to be shown publicly is more hassle than it's worth. Airbnb, Yelp, etc. Don't give a review at all unless you must, and if you must, keep it breezy and positive. One nice thing about this is you don't need to think about it too hard. Some generic compliments, five stars on everything, and you're done!

Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by snowwrestler »

caiocaiocaio wrote: post #3

Yelp doesn't seem to have brought a lot of a joy into anyone's life.

I have found Yelp to be better than Google Maps at telling me what the options are for grabbing a bite to eat nearby. I hardly ever read the reviews.

Actually, I used to read the Yelp complaints about the ice cream place near me, which had a famously cranky owner. Those often made me laugh; does that count as joy?

Re: I wrote a negative Yelp review and it made my life a nightmare

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Post by tabtab »

heisenbit wrote: post #39
jastanton wrote: post #6

I was nodding along until this: > They posted my entire medical record, including notes about my mental health, my bills, my insurance info, my driver’s license, birth date and home address,” she said. wow. That violates HIPAA law. The counter-sue is going to be huge. Also, I had a related issue where a doctor threatened to sue based on my yelp review. I cut the review back to verifiable facts instead of opinion and…

Deliberately writing bills for services not performed is fraud. Of course there can be billing mistakes and corner cases where it is not clear what exactly has been performed. Excessive billing that goes beyond what insurance pay can motivate people to fight back... There are so many things wrong in how the doctor behaved it is mind-boggling and a big red flag. Fighting angry and stupid people in court is best avoide…

Re: Of course there can be billing mistakes and corner cases where it is not clear what exactly has been performed...

This is where good lawyers know how to play. They have experience. Unless the consumer's layers are equally skilled/powerful, usually the deeper pockets win, I hate to say. It's why the rich get richer while the rest get [bleeped].

It's one of the reasons Hillary was unlikely to be jailed for being sloppy with email; the laws are fuzzy enough to milk. But this applies to all plutocrats, not just Hillary, including the current occupants at Washington DC.

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