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5 Ways Hospitals Cut OPD Waiting Time by Half

Operations Arjun Mehta

Every hospital we onboard asks the same question: how do we reduce waiting time in OPD? After analysing token data across our customer base, the levers are remarkably consistent.

First, move registration online — every pre-registered patient saves four minutes at the desk. Second, publish real doctor schedules, not aspirational ones. Third, use token displays so patients stop crowding the consultation door. Fourth, capture vitals in a separate nursing bay while patients wait. Fifth, let pharmacies see prescriptions before the patient arrives at the counter.

None of these require heroics. They require a system where registration, scheduling, consultation and pharmacy actually talk to each other in real time.

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