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Psychiatrist

Bloom Health Centers

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Complaints

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    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 6 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 0 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/06/2024

      Type:Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      My dependent child was seen at the ******** ********** ********** ******* *************** ******* by Simona **** **** Md who works for Bloom Health Centers. My child's diagnosis was described to me verbally on numerous occasions and I had several appointments and calls with Dr.
      ****. When it came time for my child to be discharged from the program, his diagnosis was incorrectly documented by Dr. **** and his records were inaccurate. I have received billing statements from Dr. **** for services provided by her services were inaccurate. I have called Bloom Health Centers to get in touch with Dr. **** and they cannot put me in touch with her as a provider. Bloom Heaht Centers can't even tell me where she works or give me a contact number for the office where she works. I have not been given any way to reach her as a provider for my child by the company.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/07/2024

      signed form uploaded

      Business Response

      Date: 06/07/2024

      Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I spoke with the patient's father this morning via email and Dr. **** is contacting him directly to discuss. 
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/28/2023

      Type:Customer Service Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I initially called in September 2023 to schedule an appointment for my minor child for in person talk therapy. The scheduling took one hour. The soonest they had available was late November. I made very clear and verified it was an in person appointment with a female for talk therapy. I received confirmation for that appointment a few days before only to find it was listed as virtual. I called hoping for a mistake but the appointment was incorrectly scheduled on their end and they rescheduled for late December, one month later. I received a call a week before the appointment asking for it to be virtual. I declined and confirmed it was in person for talk therapy. The day of the appointment that we have been waiting months for was unilaterally changed to virtual. I called and was told something new each time. The scheduling people were rude and I caught them in several lies (e.g. the supervisor was out sick when she was not and I spoke to her). The supervisor finally admitted the appointment was for medication management only. They intended to medicate a 6 year old without even trying any other option. That seems like gross negligence! The supervisor admitted she is aware the third party they use for scheduling gives incorrect information yet they continue to use them. We now have lost 4 months and are back at square one. It is unconscionable to medicate a child with a developing brain without first exploring another treatment. Being in the mental health space requires a higher duty of care which they have not upheld.

      Business Response

      Date: 01/03/2024

      Good afternoon and thank you for providing this information. As a healthcare entity, Bloom Health Centers is not able to comment publicly on any patient-related information. However, we will conduct an investigation and contact the appropriate parties to review findings. 

      Customer Answer

      Date: 01/04/2024



      Complaint: ********



      I am rejecting this response because no one is asking you to disclose patient information. The complaint surrounds scheduling, providing false information at scheduling, last minute appointment changes, among other concerns. The purpose of the complaint is get you to examine the flaws in your system and address the serious concerns listed above and in the initial complaint. 



      Sincerely,



      **** ****

      Business Response

      Date: 01/09/2024

      Hello, 

      We understand that this is an unsatisfactory response. However, BBB complaints are a public forum. Specifically discussing any individual patient's experience, including your own or others', scheduling information and other information related to the complaint is considered patient information. We thank you for bringing up your concerns and are happy to review. The contents of the review will be shared with the appropriate parties directly rather than through a response here. 

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/26/2023

      Type:Billing Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      They scheduled an appointment for me with a provider (***** *****) that literally couldn’t practice in my state (I was in Virginia, she was in Maryland and she was not licensed to practice in Virginia) so the appointment didn’t even take place. I am now being told that I owe money and am being threatened to be sent to collections even though I have spoken with Bloom about 6 times in total trying to get this resolved over the past 6 months. This has been such an inconvenience and all for a charge that’s quite literally fraudulent as no appointment took place.

      Business Response

      Date: 09/28/2023

      Hello and thank you very much for contacting us. As per legal privacy requirements, we are not permitted to discuss any information on a public forum. We have investigated and will reach out to the applicable parties. 
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:08/07/2023

      Type:Billing Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I originally was being seen by my doctor ******* *******. Bloom Health Care notified me by email that shed be leaving December 13 2022 and they didnt assign me a doctor right away. They did email me March 17th that ***** ***** she quit working there. I didnt know she was assigned to me, Bloom never told me I had anyone to work with. I was left without a doctor or a refill of my prescriptions. I tried multiple times to get a refill for my prescriptions, which is every 30 days and now its been 8 months without my prescriptions.They want to charge me a fee to be seen with a new doctor to be able to get my prescription filled. They offered no apology or reasoning. Why is it the patients responsibility to pay for initial screening again when I was happy with my original doctor ******* and the prescription, now I continue to be denied my prescriptions. There isnt a continuity of care and they are below the standard of care. They are going to charge me hundreds of dollars just to make money off of paperwork and deny me my prescriptions because they cant keep doctors present. The burden is on the business to maintain their employees and not charge their patients a initial appt fee every time one quits. They are also charging patients a fee to release their records. The patient legally owns the records and shouldnt be charged to have that information for their own keepings. This seems like a way to deny personal property to make money off the patient.

      Business Response

      Date: 08/10/2023

      Thank you very much for this information. The report is being investigated and will be addressed with the applicable parties directly. We are not permitted to share any information through this portal due to HIPAA privacy rules, but Bloom Health Centers will contact the applicable parties separately. 
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:04/06/2023

      Type:Billing Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Nov 2022 I called to have a prescription refill consultation for my daughter. The appointment was conditional upon submitting all the medical and health insurance documentation. I subsequently discovered info about my daughter’s situation that did not require the refill consultation appointment. When I called to cancel the appointment I was informed by the representative there was no appointment in the system to cancel, since the required insurance info needed to be supplied to establish the appointment. I then started receiving automated phone calls daily that the appointment was rescheduled. The phone calls eventually stopped. However, I received a $100 No Show Fee invoice.

      Business Response

      Date: 04/10/2023

      Thank you for notifying us of this issue! We apologize for the mistake and have removed the charge. 
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:11/29/2022

      Type:Product Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Originally, I was a patient/customer for Comprehensive Behavioral Health. They then merged or was taken over by Bloom.
      I had an initial first patient appointment with this business and I wanted to have a follow up appointment, in order to refill my prescription and discuss them. Every piece of information provided by this practice/Business was telling patients to make appointments through their patient portal. However, the only way to make an appointment on the portal was with a slide down option selector on what type of appointment patients like myself want to make. The only option provided was a first patient inquiry appointment for TMS. Which made no sense as this was not for me, which I discussed with my provider. I know I was in the "right place" in where I should have been able to make an appointment, and the appointment history tab also indicated that I did have a first patient appointment with one of their providers. So, I was unable to make an appointment AND get a refill for my prescription. Which produced adverse and negative side effects for my well-being. I called, and emailed, and called, and emailed, to either no responses, or an automated message telling me that there was no one available to talk. After a few days, I was able to contact customer service. They informed me that they would get in touch with my original provider and have them get back to me. I was very skeptical as the user interface was not friendly and customer service was not effective as of this far. I was also unable to go in person as all offices were shut down due to the pandemic.
      After Bloom took over, I was successfully able to get in touch with someone who took my Debit Card off file. Fees were still taken.
      After a while, I was able to schedule an appointment. BUT I then received a $140 no show fee after this due to connectivity issues, and unforeseen life changes.
      I am requesting a full refund for these fees made on an October 27th, 2022, billing statement.

      Business Response

      Date: 12/26/2022

      Business Response /* (1000, 5, 2022/12/05) */
      Good afternoon and thank you very much for your feedback. Due to patient privacy laws, Bloom Health Centers is not permitted to discuss health or billing information on a public forum. It is our policy to conduct an internal review and contact patients directly to reach a resolution.

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