Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Jmapb
On 1/23/2020 8:14 PM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote: On 1/23/20 17:29, Jmapb wrote: However, truth be told, since the default map has ceased rendering healthcare=*, I've found myself tagging anything smaller than a hospital but larger than a doctor's office as amenity=clinic. For example, the

Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Shawn K. Quinn
On 1/23/20 17:29, Jmapb wrote: > However, truth be told, since the default map has ceased rendering > healthcare=*, I've found myself tagging anything smaller than a hospital > but larger than a doctor's office as amenity=clinic. For example, the > "freestanding emergency departments" that were

Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Mike N
On 1/23/2020 6:51 PM, Frederik Ramm wrote: I'm not trying to apply my understanding of medical establishments to the US - just asking what the general understanding is on your side of the pond. Does Jmapb's distinction sound more or less ok for others too? Jmapb's description matches my

Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Harald Kliems
German native speaker who has lived in the US for a good while and works in health research. Jmapb's definition sounds pretty good to me. I think the "accept walk-ins" may not be a great distinguisher. I can think of several clinics here that don't accept walk-ins, and my small dentist practice

Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, On 1/23/20 22:42, Paul Johnson wrote: > There may be a disconnect with what the US (or that spammer) means.  > Could I get a clarification on the difference between "doctors" and > "clinic" as you understand it?  Personally (and in my country - Germany) there's precious little I would tag as

Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Jmapb
On 1/23/2020 5:30 PM, Bill Ricker wrote: My US doctor's office *is* a clinic, but that's because they were previously an all in one HMO before merger/spinoff. On-site blood lab, x-ray, specialities, pediatrics, coffee shop, PT/OT, optometry, pharmacy, ... . Multiple docs and nurses in each

Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Bill Ricker
My US doctor's office *is* a clinic, but that's because they were previously an all in one HMO before merger/spinoff. On-site blood lab, x-ray, specialities, pediatrics, coffee shop, PT/OT, optometry, pharmacy, ... . Multiple docs and nurses in each practice for cover. Larger clinics in chain have

Re: [Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Thu, Jan 23, 2020 at 3:30 PM Frederik Ramm wrote: > Hi, > > hunting down spam in OSM I often stumble over medical establishments in > the US that have maximum-length description tags exhorting just how > beatiful your smile will be after your visit to that dentist, etc.; I > also find many

[Talk-us] When is your doctor a clinic?

2020-01-23 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, hunting down spam in OSM I often stumble over medical establishments in the US that have maximum-length description tags exhorting just how beatiful your smile will be after your visit to that dentist, etc.; I also find many objects that sound like a simple doctor's practice but are entered