Sources:
The Waiting Begins data is from a report by Merit Hawkins & Associates: 2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times
Ready Yet data is from a report by Vitals described in the April 13, 2013 edition of the Wall Street Journal article The Doctor Won’t See You Now and in the April 16, 2013 amednews.com article Physician wait times up, expected to keep increasing
In the Exam Room data is from Table 27: Time spent with physician of the CDC’s 2010 National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
Look Who’s Talking data is from Physician-Patient Communication: By the Numbers based on conversational data from Verilogue
Prepare for Your Visit suggestions are from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s list of Gold Guidelines for Doctor’s Visits
