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[quote=Anonymous]NP here. I find wait times to be a proxy in healthcare for the GAF level of the practice. I have One Medical for primary care and there isn’t a wait time— that’s the point of them, is what you pay for, and reflects their priority of patient experience (which, again, you pay for)

I saw three doctors in the course of my pregnancy— two had absolutely no wait times and the one time there was a delay if 15 minutes,  the nurse came to the waiting room to apologize, offer a beverage or snack or reschedule if I was in a rush.  If a practice is willing to constantly run late (and I mean constantly, not once over the course of a pregnancy), I am forced to conclude that either 1. It’s badly run or 2. They are prioritizing their profits over their patient experience.  The latter is particularly concerning in OB care, because insurance reimburses more for a C-Section than vaginal delivery— if a practice won’t forgo two or three appointment slots per day in order to run on time (and look at your statement of benefits— not a ton of money in annual Pap smear) why would I trust them to forgo several thousand dollars to prioritize a vaginal delivery?[/quote]

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