The doctor’s waiting room has changed in recent years. There’s no longer the magazine and newspaper rack to keep you busy while awaiting your visit. Patients are now glued to their smartphones in the ...

Why does my doctor's appointment feel so rushed? Are there enough doctors? What are the incentives that drive doctors to see a lot of patients? Who is to blame?

Sitting in waiting rooms can be excruciating, especially at the doctor's office. A new study by Tebra shows that people really don't want to hear metal music while they're sitting the waiting room, ...

I’ll get right to the point: I had a 1:30 pm appointment with my gastroenterologist yesterday. It took months to get this appointment. One mjor survey found that average wait times for an appointment ...

I recently came across an interesting blog post from David Fried of Software Advice which was geared around making the most of patients’ time as they sat in doctors’ waiting rooms. The article ...

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Medical spaces are a unique combination of majorly stressful and potentially boring—a combo that can lead to etiquette mistakes with serious consequences, says Lizzie Post, the co-president of the ...