QUALITY: Waiting for ...the Cardiologist. And the Orthopedist. And the Dermatologist... New America Blogs:
"Health care consultants Merritt Hawkins and Associates...looked at waiting times in 15 American cities for nonemergency care.
Overall, the average wait was three weeks—up from 8.6 days since the last survey of this type in 2004 -for a routine heart checkup from a cardiologist, a checkup for skin cancer from a dermatologist, a painful or injured knee from an orthopedic surgeon, a 'well woman' exam from an OB/GYN and a routine physical from a family practitioner. But there was a huge variety in wait times, anything from one day to an entire year."
Going to the actual document is interesting.
Friday, June 12, 2009
QUALITY: Waiting for ...the Cardiologist. And the Orthopedist. And the Dermatologist... | New America Blogs
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