You call for an appointment and are told it will be about 20 days.
You arrive on time only to sit in the apt named waiting room for 40 minutes.
You see your primary care doctor (PCP).
You start to explain why you came in.
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May 19, 2014
November 27, 2013
More Mind The Gap Magic
Fear not, Stephen Wilkins’ new blog post could be construed as Luddite, but we’re totally on his side. He was prompted to write after Lloyd Dean, president and CEO of the San Francisco-based healthcare system, Dignity Health, announced something called the Dignity Health and Box Patient Education App Challenge. Dean is quoted in the announcement as saying:
“We recognize the immense potential that (health information) technology has to enhance our patients’ care and overall experience.”
Wilkins then asks, “Immense potential compared to what?”