New approach needed to restore system's balance

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The healthcare system must adopt balanced-integrated thinking to improve the delivery of care to patients. Balanced-integrated thinking requires health care administrators to reconfigure ideas and people to uncover the right combination of pieces to allow the system to function at optimal capacity and with attention to patient care. Health care organizations should adopt a check-and-balance system to ensure that all relevant parties are involved in making medical and administrative decisions.

Organizational change

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Physician extender can enhance your practice

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Physicians can make use of a physician extenders, usually physician assistants or nurse practitioners, to boost productivity and to reduce costs. Physician extenders can do routine tasks at lower costs than physicians, typically from $45,000 to $50,000 per year. Extenders can take medical histories, counsel and help educate patients, order lab tests, perform diagnostic procedures and conduct routine check-ups. Extenders often help raise physicians' revenues by 120% of extenders' salaries.

Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners, Medical Service Workers, Nurse practitioners, Medical personnel, Physicians' assistants

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