Here are 10 non-physician clinical and office staff additions that medical practices are planning on making in the coming year:
• Medical assistant — 36 percent
• Nurse practitioner — 30 percent
• Front-desk staff — 28 percent
• Physician assistant — 23 percent
• Medical biller/coder — 13 percent
• Registered nurse — 12 percent
• Medical coder — 8 percent
• Medical biller — 6 percent
• Medical records clerk — 2 percent
• Other — 8 percent
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