Yelp now lets you see how long the wait will be at the hospital's ER

People have flocked to Yelp, seeking restaurant information and reviews. Now, the company hopes those customers will come there for healthcare data, too

Yelp announced that more than 25,000 hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics in the United States that are listed on the site will include additional data, provided by ProPublica, a New York-based nonprofit, and Medicare.gov

Many hospital listings will now include emergency room wait times, whether hospital staff is friendly, and whether hospital rooms are quiet. For nursing homes, Yelp lists information including how many free beds are currently available and whether the federal government has fined that place for not meeting certain standards Read more...