July 27, 2018 Bill Thompson Jul 27, 2018 Access, Daily, Health, Hospitals, Medical Literature, Medical Malpractice, Medical Records Comments Off on July 27, 2018 On average, patients get about 11 seconds to explain the reasons for their visit before they are interrupted by their doctors. Also, only one in three doctors provide their patients with adequate opportunity to describe their situation. The pressure to rush consultations affects specialists more than primary care doctors says Naykky Singh Ospina of the University of Florida, Gainesville and the Mayo Clinic in the US.