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AMN Healthcare: Changes in Average Patient Appointment Wait Times in Last 5 years
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Fri, 09/16/2022 - 16:54
- New patient appointment: wait time increased 8%
- Cardiology: wait time increased 26%
- Orthopedic surgery: wait time increased 48%
- Family medicine: wait time decreased 30%
- Dermatology: wait time increased 7%
- Obstetrics/gynecology: wait time increased 19%
Notes: Results from a survey of 1,034 physician offices across 15 large metropolitan areas. The overall average wait time for an appointment is 26 days.
Source: AMN Healthcare via Healthcare Dive, September 13, 2022
Source URL: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/physician-appointment-AM...
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