"Because they don’t generate revenue from procedures, non-procedural specialists are pressured to increase their patient volume and are often given appointment

"Because they don’t generate revenue from procedures, non-procedural specialists are pressured to increase their patient volume and are often given appointment slots as short as 10 minutes." Which I've heard from friends in the field is quite accurate especially in the family practitioners; the business leads want to keep cranking the volume (then all it takes is one person in the morning being late and it offsets the whole day). The article also fails to mention patients who are at the end of their 10mins and then mention some quite serious issues which require more lengthy tests which now also eat more time. I feel it is a sad state to be in; and I'm grateful there are some out there that are still actually willing to help given the nightmare scenarios they deal with daily.