Jiffy Lube vs doctor’s office

I quit going to Jiffy Lube a long time ago because they kept trying to sell me services I didn’t need and they damaged the threads on my oil pan. That would be like going to my PCP for treatment for a sinus infection, having him offer to take out my appendix, and having him use a scalpel instead of a tongue depressor to check my throat.

By the way, I take my discarded magazines (with labels removed) to certain waiting rooms because the doctors seem to think everybody’s reading interests lie somewhere between three year old “Car & Driver” magazines and “People”. My Jiffy Lube did do better.

Long article I didn’t read it. But Jiffy Lube has to keep your address, license plate, and the date of your oil changes on file. Plus they don’t have to keep the information secret.

EMR’s have a lot more information they have to access and cross access between other doctor’s offices and hospitals, and they have to stay confidential while still having offsite backup. All that costs lots of money. And doctor’s notes are long and unique, they can’t just push a button for “basic oil change” (unfortunately).

Basically, a stupid comparison.

There is of course, no comparison:

confidentiality demands

Vast gap in complexity and flexibility that is demanded.

Jiffy lube can decide what price it needs to charge to provide the chosen service and collect that 100% of t he time.

Jiffy lube can strip out the threads on my oil pan–as they did–and just be out their labor to rethread it–no pain an suffering claim at all.

I’m not sure how long and how much it costs to become a Jiffy Lube employee, but I assure you, it isn’t the 11 years plus and hundreds of thousnads of dollars it costs to be a doctor.

I hate dopes that do these comparisons, and dont reflect on the negativity it incurs amongst patients.

Anyway, if this author thinks Jiffy Lube are a bunch of saints, then they truly must be lobotomized.