Top 3 Steps to Survival and Success for The Small Physician Practice
October 25th, 2010 0 Min readMedscape released an article this week of the top 3 steps to survival and success for the small physician practice. The number one suggestion in that article was to hire a Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant. The article stated that adding one of these healthcare providers is a great way to gain efficiency and minimize expense in the office.
We have always known that PAs and NPs are a low cost alternative to adding a partner or additional clinical staff, as well as a way to improve work life balance of the Physician. The Advanced Practice providers will become an even more important part of the physician office in the future as our country faces substantial primary care shortages. For the physician owned practice around the US, the addition of PAs and NPs in the practice is a great way to drive more revenue, increase patient satisfaction and improve work life balance.
To read more of the article from Medscape click below.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/730497
