Wait times, health care touchpoints, and nonattendance in an academic pediatric dermatology clinic.

Michael R Stephens Aditi S MurthyPatrick J McMahon

Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2019)

Long wait times impact numbers of touchpoints and appointment attendance rate when referring to pediatric dermatology. A platform such as teledermatology may represent an opportunity to improve access to care by allowing for earlier input from the pediatric dermatologist.

Keyphrases

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