The wife and I own a medical equipment supply company, I stop by Dr.'s offices all the time, Dr.'s have a lot of red tape when it comes to paperwork, just from us the signatures we require from Dr.'s in know can be bothersome. I can't imagine how much paperwork is required for each patient they see each day, chart notes, paperwork for the pharmacy, paperwork for test that might be required, paperwork for insurance, phone calls from hospitals regarding there patient etc.
I do know they do waste time, but if you spend most of your day with sick, injured and demanding patients it's nice to spend time with someone that just want to help you and your patients and show you the latest and greatest when it comes to patient care or Dr. office equipment.
know here is a little secret that might help cut down on your wait time.
1. never schedule an appointment on Monday, Dr.'s get tons of walk ins from people that were hurt or got sick over the weekend, tons. Me, if im in the area i drop off donuts with a card in the lunch room and leave i dont even say a word to anyone unless they speak to me first, and even then i keep it brief.
2. schedule your appointment just before lunch or just before they close. they want to go eat or go home, they will normally schedule less appointments around those times.
3. first appointments in the AM or after lunch are a hit or miss, some Dr will grab lunch and see patients in hospital and do run late to there first appointments.
4. this one is pretty important, BE NICE TO THE STAFF they are the ones that make sure the paperwork get sent to the lab, pharmacy etc... and they can make your wait time longer, they can "accidentally" forget to tell the Dr your in the waiting room
, seen it done, they can also bump you to the front of the line when your in the back office :wink:
you might still have to wait but chances are it will be far less.