title: Journey toward a leaner practice. Reorganize your staff's tasks to expand patient care time up to 30%.
abstract: A task-reorganization study in an orthopedic practice shows how a four-step process can allow you to increase patient throughput and decrease waiting time.
authors.affiliation: hrvemaganti@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hrishikesha R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Vemaganti
authors.forename: Marcus J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ritosa
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005791:Patient Care; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011216:Practice Management, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors