Healthcare Innovation October 24, 2024
A new clinic staffing survey from AMGA finds ongoing pressures related to staffing
Despite the fact that median staffing levels in medical clinics has returned to pre-COVID levels, a new survey from AMGA, the Alexandria, Va.-based American Medical Group Association, is showing clinics to be under pressure to maximize staff productivity.
AMGA leaders published a press releasee to their website on Oct. 23 under the headline “New AMGA Staffing Survey Reveals Staffing Increases Behind Gates in Productivity.” The press release began thus: “While groups continue to add clinical staff to support provider needs, increases to productivity coupled with challenges with patient access overshadow any gains in staffing support. While looking to balance patient demand and physician shortages, medical groups are...