The psychology of the wait time experience – what clinics can do to manage the waiting experience for patients: a longitudinal, qualitative study
Abstract Background Wait time, defined as time spent in the waiting and exam rooms waiting to see a provider, is a key quality metric in a number of national patient experience surveys. However, the literature on wait time does not show a consistent correlation between long waits and worse overall p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4301-0 |