Patients Suffer as Doctors Overworked
Doctors have too many patients to deliver proper care but not if they have a team supporting patient care.
Source: theepochtimes.com
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Doctors have too many patients to deliver proper care but not if they have a team supporting patient care.
Primary care providers (PCPs) do not have enough time in a day to provide guideline-recommended primary care for a hypothetical patient panel.
Primary care providers estimated to need 26.7 hours/day to provide recommended care for hypothetical patient panel.
Simulation study authors say that's 'infeasible' and call for team-based care
Primary care providers are estimated to need 26.7 hours/day to provide recommended care for a hypothetical patient panel.