Survey analyzes average time needed to schedule a doctor appointment
source: ePharm5
It could take some patients two months to schedule a doctor appointment, according to a survey conducted by Merritt Hawkins & Associates (http://www.merritthawkins.com) of 1,162 medical offices tracks. It tracked the average time needed to schedule a doctor appointment in 15 large metropolitan areas and reports the average doctor appointment wait times in cardiology, dermatology, OB/GYN, orthopedic surgery, and family practice.
The survey shows Boston has the longest average doctor appointment wait times of the 15 metro markets examined in the survey. In Boston, it takes patient an average of :
- 70 days to see an OB/GYN
- 63 days to see a family physician
- 54 days to see a dermatologist
- 40 days to see an orthopedic surgeon
- 21 days to see a cardiologist
Philadelphia and Los Angeles are next on the list, followed by Houston; Washington, DC,; San Diego; Minneapolis; Dallas; Miami; New York City; Denver; Portland, OR; Seattle; Detroit; and Atlanta.
