Outpatient volume reflects the status of a hospital in the healthcare system and in the minds of the people. Many large hospitals have an amazing volume of outpatients, but how to get them to the hospital in a short period of time is a topic that hospitals should think about. But as a patient how to smoothly solve the problem they want to solve is also a problem they should consider. Guo Hongjun, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zhengzhou University First Affiliated Hospital I have been sitting in the outpatient clinic for a short time, and I often see a large number of outpatients waiting anxiously outside the clinic, but the waiting is not because every doctor in the clinic is busy – some doctors are also sitting idly drinking tea and reading books. Why do some doctors sit idle? The reason is simple, because they are not very famous, patients are gathered to see those doctors who are famous (of course, I do not have a large number of clinics, but also because I am a male sitting in the gynecology clinic, patients feel inconvenienced, this is the reason I can understand). How does fame come? For most patients who come to the clinic, they don’t know which doctor is famous. When they come to register, they may simply be a blind follower, not carefully analyzing their needs or over-evaluating their condition. I sometimes find it funny that some patients who want to have an ultrasound examination have to register for a specialist clinic and wait all morning for a prescription, when in fact they could have registered for a simple clinic or a general clinic to solve their problems quickly. Of course, it is understandable that after the ultrasound examination, they want to have the specialist assess the results. However, many patients do not realize that many specialists have limited time to sit in the clinic, and in most cases only sit for one and a half days. When it’s time to see them, they may only write an order and not give you a further evaluation. In this case, it is a waste of time and money. Here I would like to introduce the process of seeing a doctor and some suggestions for some people who do not work in a hospital. Big hospitals have a lot of patients, and not only will you have to wait outside the consultation room because of the number of patients, but you will also have to wait when you do the examination. So when you see a doctor, you have to analyze and plan your time. Of course, if you can register in the front, you can reduce a lot of waiting, not only shorten the consultation time will also shorten the waiting time for the examination, and can also catch the doctor you see to analyze and communicate with you the results of the examination may, so in the registration to strive for the front. How can I get to the front of the line? Many hospitals now have an appointment booking system, which is a platform we can all make full use of. You can log on to the website in advance to register for the doctor of your choice. But after you have made an appointment, is everything all right? You should also pay attention to the fact that you must get your own number in time and go to the clinic in time, don’t think that you can take it for granted that your number is in front of you. Nowadays, hospitals basically have electronic call systems, if you do not get to the consultation room in time for multiple calls, the people who are registered behind you may have to wait in front of you to see the doctor. A doctor will not push the patient in front of him to see you first because you are registered in front of him. If you are an ethical person, you can’t ask a doctor to do that. That’s why it’s important to get to the office in a timely manner after registering in front of the doctor. But the appointment number is limited, in order to ensure that those patients who do not have an appointment to register can be seen in the hospital, the hospital also leaves a lot of numbers for the rights of those patients who come directly to the hospital, so the appointment number can not be unlimited, of course, if the limit is unlimited, you can then register an appointment number may not be able to guarantee a visit to the front. What if I can’t get an appointment? It is recommended that patients treat themselves first. For common diseases such as vaginitis, many general practitioners without the title of specialist can treat them very well. Many of these common diseases can be treated well in primary hospitals, so there is no need to come to provincial hospitals. Of course, many people come to the provincial level hoping to get good treatment at the provincial hospital, but there is really no cure for this type of disease that guarantees no recurrence. What if you really feel that your condition is complicated and you may need some tests, but you can’t get the number of the doctor of your choice at the top of the list? It is advisable to go to the doctor’s office and see where there are fewer people, so that you can register for that person’s number first, and ask him to give you some check-ups and try to go to your preferred doctor with the results of the check-ups, although it is possible that the check-ups prescribed may be different from those required by your preferred doctor, but it is better than going to the doctor’s office empty-handed and trying to avoid having to go to your preferred doctor’s office. It is better to avoid the situation that you only get two test orders when you visit the doctor of your choice. Compared with European and American countries, our medical system has relatively little communication with patients, and we cannot communicate with them for a long time, but our patients are basically treated as they arrive. Although it also requires a longer waiting time for consultation and examination, our current consultation model is still somewhat convenient compared to foreign patients who need to make appointments a long time in advance. Of course, our medical practice should still explore how to provide better services to our patients.