Business Ethics surrounding doctor office visits. More than half of all patients spend at least twenty minutes in the waiting room before seing the doctor.
Title: Business Ethics surrounding doctor office visits. More than half of all patients spend at least twenty minutes in the waiting room before seing the doctor.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 1374 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
Business Ethics surrounding doctor office visits. More than half of all patients spend at least twenty minutes in the waiting room before seing the doctor.
Category: /Business & Economy
Details: Words: 1374 | Pages: 5 (approximately 235 words/page)
During an average doctor visit, more than half of all patients spend at least twenty minutes in the waiting room and another fifteen minutes (or more) in the exam room before seeing the doctor. When waiting times are too long, some patients may expect the doctor to reimburse them for their time, or at the very least, not expect them to pay for the visit.
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