Lack of patient health screenings – findings from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Author(s):

Grace Koennecke

Key Takeaways

AANP research reveals significant delays in patient access to health screenings and immunizations in the U.S. healthcare system.
Over 25% of adults reported waiting more than two months for healthcare appointments, indicating systemic inefficiencies.
The findings stress the necessity for healthcare delivery improvements to enhance timely access to preventive services.

New research from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners affirms the current problems of the U.S. health care system, as well as some improvements from 2023.

New research from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) suggests that the current state of the U.S. health care system is not adequate for helping patients with staying up to date on health screenings and immunizations. The latest AANP survey comes after previous research in April 2023, which found more than 25% of adults had waited more than two months for an appointment with a health care provider. All data come from “New Poll Shows a Large Number of Patients Are Not Getting Health Screenings”.

Here are the results: