Primary care: life in the pressure cooker.
Primary care practices are under constant pressure of increased demand for their services, even as their numbers decrease. They are often scheduled to see too many patients in a day. Government and other third-party payors continue to reimburse them at a comparatively low level, despite evidence that more PCPs in an area improves care. Groups that want to stay in practice need to run their practice like a business.
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Medical Practice Consulting, P.O. Box 964, Springfield, VT 05156, USA. betsy@vermontel.net
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