#waittime — Public Fediverse posts

Product idea:

Software that automatically manages a medical office's appointment delays by texting the patients their expected appointment start time. Patients would prefer to do something with their time other than sit in the waiting room.

Some airlines do this with flight delays, so passengers don't rush for nothing, then pile up at the airport.

#WaitTime #waiting #medical #appointment #doctor #specialist #ServiceDesign #UserExperience #UX

Just read an article in the Los Angeles Times about hospital #ER wait times...

> Loma Linda University Medical Center ranked third in the country for how long
> its patients typically spent at the emergency department, with a median time of
> nearly seven hours, based on federal data.

#Canadians are now picking themselves up off the floor, #laughing.

Here in #Saskatchewan, the literal birthplace of #medicare, we would be absolutely THRILLED if ER wait times averaged "nearly seven hours". Twelve hours is more typical. And that less-than-seven-hours counts as third-worst in the #USA?

#EmergencyRoom #urgent #UrgentCare #hospital #WaitTime #WaitTimes #wait #canada #SinglePayer #HealthCare #health #medicine #Canadian