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Hate The WAIT At The Doctor's Office?
Quick care appointments are special appoitments that are at designated times during your doctors schedule. Your doctor will still have appointments for all of your healthcare needs included in their schedule.
Many times during our work day, things may happen that affect the doctor's schedule, and therefore, your wait time. We care about our patients, and want to provide good care with reasonable wait times. We have implemented "Quick Care" appointments to try and reduce your wait times. Quick Care appointments are for acute issues only, that in general require no more than 10 minutes or less to assess and treat. The goal is to keep the appointment within 10 minutes of your appointment scheduled time. In order to achieve this, there are patient expectations too.
The following issues come up often, and are a frequent cause of delays for our physicians. Avoiding these behaviors will help improve the productivity of the clinic. Please arrive at least 5 minutes early for your scheduled Quick Care appointment in order to prevent any delays.
Please do not ask for family members who may or may not be present to be assessed, tests reviewed, refills, etc. during your own appointment. |
Please have your pharmacy contact us for refills on medications. |
Please understand if we need to reschedule for a procedure to be performed. |
Be as specific as you can when you schedule your appointment - this will allow for your visit to have an adequate time frame. |
Phone calls, patient questions, lab results, and patient callbacks are done when clinic time allows. Your non-urgent issues may be addressed after clinic, or the following business day. |
Examples of Quick Care | NOT Quick Care |
Pink eye | Acute problems that require a more extensive exam, review of patient history, and possibly further testing (headache, chest pain, abdominal pain, etc.) Chronic problems or follow-up of chronic problems (diabetes, hypertension) Multiple complaints Any preventative care visits (sports physicals, well child, physical exams) Any appointment that could require a surgery (boils, toenail removal, lesion removal Ear irrigations for wax removal Joint or muscle injections Depression or Anxiety |
