While the vast majority are busy, hurrying from patient to patient, many will spend more time with someone who needs to ask a few more questions or has specific concerns. Some are even accessible on the phone or via e-mail. And that's something most folks dislike. Only about 5 percent said they wait less than 10 minutes. The long wait-time is one of the most frequently heard complaints at hospitals and clinics.
People feel that anything over that is waiting too long.
But rushing through service may not be the best thing for your health care. And that is, we don't know what's going to happen that day. We have to try and leave enough space in the schedule to accommodate for that, but we always have those emergencies that disrupt the schedule. Talk it out While doctors are responsible for providing the best health care possible, patients, on the other hand, have obligations in maintaining and improving the relationship as well. They're people like you and me.