Most physicians tend to spend 15 minutes or less with their patients. Here's the breakdown:
- 6% spend 1 to 5 minutes with each patient,
- 25% spend 6 to 10 minutes with each patient,
- 31% spend 11 to 15 minutes with each patient,
- 29% spend 16 to 30 minutes with each patient, and
- 7% spend 31 to 60 minutes with each patient.
Source: Statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics.