If a poll were conducted about the most frustrating things in life, waiting in a doctor’s office would undoubtedly be near the top, if not at the top of the list. On average, the wait time to see your doctor is about 18 minutes and possibly greater if a patient before you needs more than the 15- to 20-minute average visit at a traditional practice, which could have as many as 5,000 patients under one doctor’s care.1 In other words, a traditional medical practice could best be described as “assembly line” medical care, where a physician may see anywhere between 30 and 50 patients per day. No wonder physician burnout is a real phenomenon while patients are rightly concerned that their care is almost ...
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