Physician practices can expand without adding new staff members to save during tough economic times, according to a recent Medscape article by Elizabeth Woodcock.
Ms. Woodcock recommends:
• Adding hours to the schedule by starting earlier or running later;
• Working through lunch;
• Making house calls or traveling to nursing facilities to see patients;
• Reorganizing the office;
• Relocate some administrative staff offsite;
• Eliminate private offices;
• Make procedure rooms multi-purpose;
• Work with a space-planning expert.
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Ms. Woodcock recommends:
• Adding hours to the schedule by starting earlier or running later;
• Working through lunch;
• Making house calls or traveling to nursing facilities to see patients;
• Reorganizing the office;
• Relocate some administrative staff offsite;
• Eliminate private offices;
• Make procedure rooms multi-purpose;
• Work with a space-planning expert.
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Using Bundled Payments in Orthopedics to Begin Developing a Center of Excellence
15 Statistics on Orthopedic Surgeon Compensation