Guest guest Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 The average family physician respondent works 47 weeks per year and spends a total of 50.7 hours per week engaged in tasks related to medical practice. The majority of that time is spent in direct, face-to-face patient care. Of the 7.4 hours spent per week on administrative tasks, 2.6 hours are related to prior authorizations. Source: AAFP 2010 Practice Profile I, April 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2012 Report Share Posted January 24, 2012 Wow – 5 weeks off a year?!? Even with CME, that’s more than I get Eads, MD Pinnacle Family Medicine Colorado Springs, CO www.PinnacleFamilyMedicine.com From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 9:18 PM To: practiceimprovement1 Subject: dismal The average family physician respondent works 47 weeks per year and spends a total of 50.7 hours per week engaged in tasks related to medical practice. The majority of that time is spent in direct, face-to-face patient care. Of the 7.4 hours spent per week on administrative tasks, 2.6 hours are related to prior authorizations. Source: AAFP 2010 Practice Profile I, April 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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