Wait times in pediatric ophthalmology clinics: Insights from a tertiary university hospital.

ABSTRACT: PurposeTo analyze wait time (WT) trends at Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (POS) service clinics.MethodsRetrospective observational study utilizing MDClone and electronic health records (EHRs) on 19,018 patients from POS clinics at a tertiary university-affiliated hospital in Israel, during April 2016-June 2023. Data were collected by the qFlow real-time patient tracking system. Primary outcome measures were WTs trends.ResultsData consisted of 19,018 patients, and the final cohort was 11,320 patients (49.51% female). Median age was 6 (IQR: 7) and median WT was 34.14 (IQR: 16.52-60.35) minutes. WT decreased during the pandemic (p < 0.001). WT across different eye clinics at the POS service differed (p < 0.001). Average WTs differed throughout the day: gradually decreasing from front

SUBMITTER: Nemet A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12547037 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature