Waiting Room Promotions is one of those slap-your-forehead I wish I had thought of that ideas.
One of the reasons I love the idea of having wall mounted flat panel screens with educational and entertainment programming for doctors’ offices is because I need it.
I distinctly remember sitting in the waiting room a number of years ago, looking at the stack of People magazines that had historically been a secret indulgence of mine (it was the only place I would pick up that magazine).
It dawned on me that the waiting room is, by definition, mostly full of sick people and if sick people had been holding the magazine, then it was covered with their germs and there really wasn’t any amount of Purell that would make me feel comfortable picking up one of those magazines. So in recent years (I have high cholesterol so I have to get that tested pretty frequently), I have resorted to staring at the fish tank or doing busywork on my iPhone, trying to avoid so much as even looking at the magazine stack.
So Waiting Room Promotions (WRP) solves that problem. I don’t have to touch anything (though someone probably has to control the remote. . . .) and I can sit there and watch the screen and relax and learn.
Problems solved:
1) Health – people don’t have to touch anything
2) Boredom -no more staring at (blank) walls
3) Education/awareness – whether basic hygiene or the latest research, there’s all sorts of information to share
Great idea! I look forward to seeing the WRP screen the next time I go to see Dr. Smith.
-Ric
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