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 ...

Wait times are costly for physicians. Consider these facts from Vitals’ 9th annual Physician Wait Time Report, released today: 1 in 5 patients say they have switched doctors because of long wait times ...

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 ...

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 ...

Time is a precious commodity. And over time, we have created thoughtful and transformative innovations to help us avoid wasting it. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of ...

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 ...

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

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 ...

Many of us can get frustrated when we have to wait. In fact, 60% of shoppers are irritated with long checkout lines, and 57% of people think long hold times are a disappointing, unacceptable part of ...

August 8, 2022; Washington, D.C. - Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! has launched a stand-up comedy tour! This fall, NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program will be traveling to ten cities across the U.S. for ...