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An Analysis Of Waiting Time Reduction In A Private Hospital In The Middle East, Husam Asfoor Jan 2014

An Analysis Of Waiting Time Reduction In A Private Hospital In The Middle East, Husam Asfoor

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The study of patient’s waiting time reduction have been receiving attention since the implementation of recent changes in the healthcare quality indicators. However, there is still many areas of improvement the healthcare industry could implement to improve waiting time and positively affect patient satisfaction. This is especially crucial for private healthcare organizations since it has a direct effect on their bottom-line.

In this study, we examine the patient waiting time between the registration stage and the vital sign stage at a private hospital in the Middle East country of United Arab Emirates.

By retrieving the data logs from the EHR …