Question

How do waiting times impact healthcare quality?

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Answer 1

ANSWER :

Waiting time of patients in hospitals impacts on health care quality, as the patient waits to receive care and services from the doctors and hospitals has to wait for a period of time depending on the type of services, the kind of service packages they have, visiting a doctor and waiting for him for a longer time. As the waiting time increases the level of care is affected and in some cases the waiting time is reasonable to get a qualitative care which measures the level of care the patient receives. In some hospitals due to the negligent behavior of the doctors or other health care team members the waiting time prolongs, where patient feels tired of waiting and decides to approach for another hospital for getting treatment. There the bond will break between the patient and the regular doctor and the new treatment regimen has to be followed by the patient by the next doctor which affects on the health care quality services. Hence, to reduce the waiting times hospitals need to understand the process of queuing and risks of their patients health.