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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
My T is a solo practitioner (with no receptionist or admin), and when I asked him a while back, he has said his wife will inform people if something happens to him (in hospital, death, etc.), that she knows how to access his client list (which makes me slightly uncomfortable). Of course, my immediate thought was what if it was something that happened to both of them (like a car crash), but that seemed too morbid to ask him about. But I worried that at some point I'd just show up and he would never come out to get me, and I'd have no way of knowing if something happened, so I asked.
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are there no other providers in the building with him?
While my T was a solo practitioner she rented an office in a building with other providers of various types. There weren't any secretaries or anything but they took on the roll of I forming clients where here partner was unable to. I suspect if her partner wasnt un such shock over the accident who would figure out how to contact everybody.
As far as his wife having access to that information, Ts partner, also, had access to the information as well as the client records. People were given the choice to see the other Ts to get their files (they would contact her partner) and they would get them to her ot contact her partner directly and he would either mail or meet us in person. I will be meeting soon hopefully as he lives out of state and I have not been able to emotionally.
It wasnt perfect but I suspect there is no ideal for things like this.