Orthopedic Surgeon Develops Web-Based Tool to Alert Patients of Physician Office Wait Times

Vishal Mehta, MD, a Chicago-area orthopedic surgeon, has developed and launched a new web-based tool designed to alert patients of physician office wait times, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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The tool, MedWaitTime, allows patients to check the status of their physician up to two hours in advance of their appointment time, allowing the patient to arrive late if the physician is running behind. Patients can also opt-in to receive text messages of their physicians’ status, according to the report.

Dr. Mehta developed the tool with two partners. They plan to charge physicians $50 per month and hospital departments $300 per month to use the tool. Ten Chicago-area physicians have already enrolled, according to the report.

Read the Wall Street Journal‘s report on MedWaitTime.

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