Half a century old and the situation is more than twice as bad.
Example: ‘family medical practice’ with a dozen or more docs and 4 locations. One answering service. Worse yet, they still send and receive records by fax machine with only one for each office. Always fully loaded with incoming.
Worse yet, signed in for 5 minute blood test. I’m the only person in waiting area, Heard the lone receptionist phone chatting to friend about relationship to guy for 10 minutes before she put my name in the system and waited another 10 before being called. That’s modern med.
Half a century old and the situation is more than twice as bad.
Example: ‘family medical practice’ with a dozen or more docs and 4 locations. One answering service. Worse yet, they still send and receive records by fax machine with only one for each office. Always fully loaded with incoming.
Worse yet, signed in for 5 minute blood test. I’m the only person in waiting area, Heard the lone receptionist phone chatting to friend about relationship to guy for 10 minutes before she put my name in the system and waited another 10 before being called. That’s modern med.