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| Hospitalist Management Advisor |
| July 2008 |
| Finding the right ratio of physicians and patients is essential for efficiency |
| As hospital reimbursement from insurance companies continues to drop and physician salaries rise, finding the right physician-to-patient balance is crucial to running a cost-effective hospitalist program.
Richard E. Rohr, MMM, MD, FACP, vice president of medical affairs at Cortland (NY) Regional Medical Center, says hospitalist programs should consider quality of care when creating this balance. "There's a delicate blend of trying to increase the number of patients your physicians can see on a daily basis with the number of patients your physicians can give safe, efficient care [to]," he says. |
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