Practice tip of the week: Improving physician productivity
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
With all the useful information available on Physicians Practice, it is easy to become overwhelmed.
With this in mind, the tip of the week is a chance to reflect on some of the wisdom found all across the site. In this July 2021 story explaining how to increase physician productivity, Carol Stryker gives this tip:
1) Refuse to do tasks that do not require a physician, except in emergencies or special situations.
The specific tasks are a subjective judgment and will vary among physicians. The constant element is the need to define and delegate them with specificity. The accompanying message is critically important to a harmonious practice: "My time is limited and I need your help" as opposed to "I am too important for this menial task."
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