Comments on: ER waits, how long is too long? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/er-waits-how-long-is-too-long.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: shadowfaxhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/er-waits-how-long-is-too-long.html#comment-87868 shadowfax Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/er-waits-how-long-is-too-long.html#comment-87868 You (and the WSJ authors) should probably make clear that the time interval they correlated with satisfaction was **total length of stay** and not the "wait." Most folks will interpret this stat as people in the "waiting room" for 3-1/2 hours. Yeah, I'd be dissatisfied, too. <br/><br/>The more significant stat re: pt satisfaction is door-to-doctor time. Maybe there's a study in it for us, there! You (and the WSJ authors) should probably make clear that the time interval they correlated with satisfaction was **total length of stay** and not the “wait.” Most folks will interpret this stat as people in the “waiting room” for 3-1/2 hours. Yeah, I’d be dissatisfied, too.

The more significant stat re: pt satisfaction is door-to-doctor time. Maybe there’s a study in it for us, there!

]]> By: Enoch Choi, MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/er-waits-how-long-is-too-long.html#comment-87864 Enoch Choi, MD Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:21:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/er-waits-how-long-is-too-long.html#comment-87864 we post our wait times online, we feel it's that important:<br/>http://www.pamf.org/home.cfm we post our wait times online, we feel it’s that important:
http://www.pamf.org/home.cfm

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