Wait times are a top complaint among patients when scheduling a medical appointment and an issue many physician practices are working to address, according to a recent survey. A March 27 poll by the ...

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Longer wait times for physician appointments in metropolitan areas indicate that demand for physicians is exceeding supply. The time it takes for patients to schedule a new physician appointment in 15 ...

Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD, PhD (seated) with nurse Kieran Kelleher BSN-RN. Dr. Garcia-Aguilar and the colorectal service at MSK are experts at the watch and wait approach to ...

Patients are waiting an average of 31 days to schedule an appointment with a doctor, according to a study by AMN Healthcare of commonly used specialty physicians in 15 major U.S. cities. Patients ...

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Whether it’s braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or hanging on just a few minutes longer to see if there’s a post-credits scene after a movie, the decision to persevere or ditch it ...

Despite widespread attention and funding to address the Veterans Affairs Department's failures to present accurate data on how long patients wait for medical appointments, a new audit found the agency ...

In 2004, the physician search firm Merritt Hawkins first issued their Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times. That year, the national average wait to get in to see a new physician was 21 days, an ...

The average wait time for the third next available appointment across 11 medical specialties in 23 U.S. metro areas is 38 days, starkly contrasting with the traditional 14-day benchmark. The finding ...