doctors appointment / health system
I had a doctors appointment because of a rash on my hands. I have talked about the health system on here before and also mentioned my doubts but now I specifically want to get into the process of going to the doctors. in denmark everyone is health insured by the state and everyone gets the same treatment. so when you call the doctor you have to put in your social security number so when they pick up the phone they already know who you are. when you get to the doctor's office, instead of having to go to the counter and "checking in" you can just scan your insurance card so they know you're here. I had to pick up a cream from the pharmacy and instead of the doctor giving you a prescription on a piece of paper, you go to the pharmacy and scan your insurance card and then the pharmacists can see what was prescribed to you. to me all of this made so much sense and I kind of wish we had such a digitalized system as well.