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'Bluetooth' signals show airport security-line waiting times
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Researchers have used Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to track how long it takes travelers to get through security lines at the Indianapolis International Airport.
Lack of strategies to manage MRI wait lists a key reason for excessive wait times
Mar 05, 2009 |
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A new study headed by Dr. Tom Feasby, Dean of UCalgary's Faculty of Medicine, shows that while Canada lags behind other countries in the number of diagnostic imaging devices, more machines are not the only solution to long ...
Wait times for surgical repair of hernias among infants and young children
Nov 03, 2008 |
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Longer wait times for surgical repair of inguinal hernias in infants and young children under the age of 2 were associated with more emergency department visits and a greater risk of incarcerated hernia, found a study published ...
Wait time guarantees not likely to reduce waits for joint replacement surgery
Oct 31, 2008 |
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Significant increases in surgical capacity or diverting patients to other jurisdictions are the best ways to deal with excessive wait times for hip and knee replacement surgery – a leading symbol of underfunding in Canada's ...
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Study: Doctors favoring Botox patients
Aug 30, 2007 |
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A U.S. study says it is easier to get an appointment for a Botox shot for wrinkles than to see a doctor for what could be a cancerous mole.
Emergency room waits getting longer
Jan 15, 2008 |
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Emergency room wait times in the United States are getting longer, especially for the severely ill, medical researchers said Tuesday.
To queue or not to queue?
Sep 22, 2008 |
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If there's one thing that separates humankind from the animals, it's that human beings wait in lines. To make a deposit at the bank, to pay for groceries, even to vote -- we've all learned to queue, one behind the other. ...
Fewer emergency patients seen within recommended time frame
Nov 09, 2009 |
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One in four emergency department patients in 2006 waited longer to be evaluated by a clinician than recommended at triage, an increase from one in five in 1997, according to a report in the November 9 issue of Archives of ...
When shorter waits increase stress
Jan 08, 2008 |
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People hate to wait, says common customer service insight. Marketers will hype their earnest attempts to shorten waiting times or at least promise to provide customers with information or distractions to make the waiting ...
Making time fly: ISU professor studies how to moderate waiting time with customers
Jan 25, 2008 |
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We've all been there. You decide to go out for dinner and after being seated, you can't get service from the wait staff. Or you're at the airport waiting on flight delays and stuck in the customer service line, desperately ...
Imaging cuts in Medicare fee schedule: An access catastrophe and danger to patients
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Medical imaging cuts contained in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will restrict life-saving imaging care to large hospitals, produce longer commutes and wait times to receive care, and cause life threatening delays ...
Emergency Departments Do Not Provide Timely Care for All Patients
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new study, Yale University researchers document a disturbing lack of consistency among U.S. hospitals in how quickly they treat patients in emergency rooms. Furthermore, some hospitals ...
Malpractice caps lure docs to Texas
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Medical malpractice award caps in Texas have swollen the ranks of medical specialists and license applications at the state medical board, official said.
Not an easy time to pick a computer
May 20, 2009 |
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If you're shopping for a computer now, it may feel like purgatory.
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