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UOB debuts Singapore's first branch appointment booking system

Asian Banking & Finance reports that United Overseas Bank (UOB) has launched online booking for in-branch appointments in Singapore, up to 10 days in advance, covering more than 25 services. Branches will dedicate at least two counters to booked customers. In UOB's eight-week pilot across six branches, booked customers waited an average of around seven minutes versus a 15-minute wait for walk-ins, the bank said.

Why it matters: Relevant to clinic managers and front-desk teams who handle both booked appointments and walk-in visits at shared counters.

asianbankingandfinance.net · October 3, 2026

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Outcomes between in-person, telehealth ID consults do not differ, study suggests

Healio reports on a Duke University study in Clinical Infectious Diseases of 3,223 patients at two North Carolina community hospitals from 2022 to 2025. Outcomes such as length of stay, 30-day readmission and death did not differ between in-person and telehealth infectious disease consults, though tele-ID patients received more imaging. The switch hospital later returned to in-person consults.

Why it matters: Relevant to infectious disease clinicians and hospital teams weighing telehealth consult models, especially community hospitals in areas with few ID physicians.

healio.com · October 3, 2026

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Guest Column | Simplifying Care: Online Scheduling Comes to Mee Memorial

In a guest column for The King City Rustler, Mee Memorial Healthcare System CEO Rena Salamacha describes the system's online appointment tool for primary care patients. It offers text reminders, intake forms and refill requests, and covers wellness visits and same-day minor issues. It excludes chronic disease management and behavioral health evaluations, and phone booking remains available. This is an opinion piece, not a study.

Why it matters: Relevant to small clinics and primary care teams weighing patient self-scheduling, and to behavioral health providers, since this system leaves out their evaluations.

kingcityrustler.com · October 3, 2026

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