Write Down That Wait Time

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Have someone write on the charge ticket what time each patient checks in.

Have someone write on the charge ticket what time each patient checks in. That will alert the clinical staff if a patient has been waiting an unusually long time. 

(Courtesy of Physicians Practice.)

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