My Doctor Online (NCAL Only)

I’m finally frustrated with logging in. I keep track of a couple of Kaiser accounts. If I log in in Safari it gives me a choice from my keychain. Unfortunately the app handles logging in badly. I have to get to the keychain, type in “Kaiser” to get the logins to show up. I wish at least this worked the first time, even if it’s stupid. But no, it won’t fill in the password until I do this whole thing again. Really? You should be able to access the keychain in a better, smarter way, and only once. At least other apps can do this. If you are going to remember my user name, why not fill in the password the first time?

This app has potential to be a great mobile app to book appointments and manage my healthcare. I was excited about finally having an app for kaiser. I knocked two stars off because the app / kaiser website is always having “technical issues” and also, whenever I try to book an appointment, the app never tells me what time the appointments are. So, I can’t book appointments on the app since I can’t see what time the appointments are. Yes, I’ve deleted and re-downloaded the app. Yes, I’ve logged out and re-logged back in. And yes, my app is updated to the latest version. Upsetting!!

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From direct experience, I am a strong advocate of Kaiser Permanente’s quality and services, except in one crucial area: online connective help. Kaiser is about as non-user friendly as you can get in this regard. Given its core location in the San Francisco Bay Area, why this is so at Kaiser is a mystery. For the patient, the system is difficult to use and not intuitive. Whatever may be Kaiser’s tech history, it is time to start over and creat a system of communications that works for people seeking medical care. I worry about Kaiser members who fail to figure out how to make the system work and place themselves in medical danger as a result. (Even with a Ph.D, I find it all way too cumbersome.)

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The layout of the app is fairly easy to navigate and I’ve been able to make appointments with no issues though it can take time to see the appointment times available. However I feel the choices are limited as to what you are making the appointment for. My main issue is the login. I’ve had to reset my password so many times and still get an error message! Twice it happened right after I changed the password! I never have this issue when logging in on a web browser. It’s finally come to a point where I stopped using the app entirely because I was so frustrated.

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Kaiser is great as long as you go to the main Hospital, or to a clinic by appointment. I am also happy with the speed of seeing a general practitioner. However, their tech support and online services are DEAD ON ARRIVAL!! The worst part is that KAISER DOESN’T CARE that their patients struggle to connect with them. They send out gobs of surveys, but then must throw them in the trash, because NOTHING ever changes. This app is very frustrating to use, is not friendly to IPads or IPhones, and can be easily done without by simply using Kaiser’s main on-line web page. I don’t know what Kaiser does with all our health insurance money, but it sure isn’t spent on developing friendly software!