You’ve made an appointment with your doctor. You arrive on time. There are good magazines in the waiting room. How long should you wait to see your doctor before you walk out? Maybe it depends on how badly you need to see that doctor.
This blogger, a former medical practice manager, tries to explain why the wait sometimes seems to be so long. She also offers advice to reduce the chances of waiting. Hint: always try to schedule the first appointment in the morning.
At a time like this, who could resist the thought of Jerry Seinfeld and his trouble with a car reservation?
I just want to know why doctors feel like it’s OK to keep their patients waiting so long (please, no clever patients/patience jokes). It must be because their time is more important than my time. If I left my clients waiting 30 – 60 minutes for a meeting, then I would not have them as clients much longer.
I recently “fired” my doctor when I waited for 30 minutes in the waiting room, and an additional 30 minutes in the examination room without ever seeing the good doctor. Is that wrong? Talk amongst yourselves – just do it in the comments.
