title: Put your best nurse forward. Operational enhancement opportunities for nursing support staff.
abstract: Nursing staff may have the single most significant impact on a practice's ability to improve patient flow and office efficiency as it relates to providing clinical care. With the nurse in mind, this article offers ideas for controlling costs, improving operational efficiency, and increasing revenue.
authors.affiliation: VHA Inc., Irving, Texas, USA. reweymier@vha.com
authors.forename: Rick E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Weymier
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006123:Group Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000592:standards*; D009819:Office Visits; D011216:Practice Management, Medical; D013689:Telephone; D014218:Triage; D014481:United States