Every doctor will run behind some of the time. But if a doctor is always 2 hours behind then there is a problem. The problem may be patients not coming on time, staff not getting patients in the room and ready to be seen on time, the doctor being too long winded and chatty to the point of ignoring patient flow, and a more basic issue of how the patients are scheduled. Knew an ortho office where all after lunch appointments were for 2 PM, everyone. Then they took them first come first served. Once patients figured this out they were camping in the hallway waiting for the door to open and rush the sign in sheet. And some doctors seem biologically unable to get to the office on time. First patient scheduled at 8 AM, don't come in at 8:30 or 9. If your first patient no shows, you certainly have paper work or management issues or journal reading you can do.
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