This increases the total number of patient visits, so that doctors have to make each consultation even shorter. According to statistics from the NHIB, on average each Taiwanese visits the doctor 15.5 times per year. The average in OECD countries, in contrast, is 7.8, while in Europe and the US it ranges from four to seven times.
根據健保局統計，國人每年平均就診次數為 15.5 次，而「經濟合作開發組織會員國」的平均值，是 7.8 次，歐美國家約 4 ∼ 7 次。