{
  "id": 9550092,
  "title": "Paying physicians to schedule follow-ups while patients are still in the office boosts care continuity and income",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/paying-physicians-to-schedule-follow-ups-while-patients-are-still-in",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-24T11:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-paying-physicians-ups-patients-office.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "If you've ever tried to schedule a follow-up visit with a doctor, you know what can happen: You sit on hold, then learn that the earliest available slot is three months out. New research, published in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin, might help ease your pain.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}