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Physicians everywhere are in a rush to see more patients every day. In fact, some are so overworked that they very well end up sleeping on the office sofa to get an early jump on the previous day's paperwork. Such a story was the case with Charles Whitney who states he felt so overworked that he didn't have any emotional energy left for his family.
Whitney decided to change his work habits and make some simple changes to help him provide the care he feels he should be providing. You don't need to to have to implement all suggestions, but a little goes a long way considering you're willing to create sound work habits.
Here are a few items to help you on the road to becoming more efficient and increasing your cashflow:
Use Your Staff
I wouldn't recommend putting all the burden on your staff, but you should definitely make sure your nonphysician staff is trained at completing key tasks that will make best use of your time with the patient. Hilton Family Practice, out of Newport News, VA has developed such a plan in which they trained their nurses and medical assistants to conduct thorough patient histories, resulting in a seeing 40 patients a day, up from a previous of 24 patients a day. Doctors on average now also work 45 hours a week, down from 50; and have now also seen an increase of income per provider by $70,000 a year.
