Fierce Health Technology January 19, 2021
Managing staff shortages as well as mental health concerns will be top priorities for physicians’ groups as they head into 2021, according to a new report.
Four in 10 practices reported a staff shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to be concerned about staffing, including hiring and retaining staff and providers, a survey from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) found.
The results from the “MGMA Stat 2020 Year in Review,” a culmination of MGMA’s national weekly polls of more than 4,800 healthcare leaders on the biggest issues and trends in medical practice management, found more medical practices say promoting staff morale through efforts to restore bonuses in 2021 will be instrumental as holding social gatherings will remain difficult...