Background: Due to improvements in living standards, people are now paying more attention to their health. In China, more patients choose to go to large or well-known hospitals, which leads to constant crowding of outpatient clinics in these hospitals.
Aim: To establish precision valuation reservation registration aimed at shortening waiting time, improving patient experience and promoting the satisfaction of outpatients and medical staff.
Methods: On the basis of the implementation of a conventional appointment system, more reasonable time intervals were set for different doctors by evaluating the actual capacity of each doctor to receive patients, and appointment times were made more accurate through intervention. The change in consultation waiting time of patients was then compared. Correlations between the consultation waiting time of patients and the satisfaction of patients or satisfaction of medical staff were analyzed.
Results: After precision valuation reservation registration, the average consultation waiting time of patients reduced from 18.47 min to 10.11 min (t = 8.90, P < 0.001). The satisfaction score of patients increased from 91.33 to 96.27 (t = -8.62, P < 0.001), and the satisfaction score of medical staff increased from 90.51 to 96.04 (t = -10.50, P < 0.001). The consultation waiting time of patients was negatively correlated with their satisfaction scores (γ = -0.89, P < 0.001). The consultation waiting time of patients was also negatively correlated with medical staff satisfaction scores (γ = -0.96, P < 0.001).
Conclusion: Precision valuation reservation registration significantly shortened outpatient waiting times and improve the satisfaction of not only patients but also medical staff. This approach played an important role in improving outpatient services, provided a model that is supported by relevant evidence and could continuously improve the quality of management. Precision valuation reservation registration is worth promoting and applying in the clinic.
Keywords: Effect on outpatient service; Medical staff; Outpatients; Precision valuation reservation; Satisfaction; Shorten waiting time.
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