The chart below screams why the physician-patient relationship grows weaker. Since the 1970s, the number of hospital administrators has increased by 3000%. When examining trends in the health care workforce, the Harvard Business Review estimates that there is a 16:1 non-physician to physician ratio.
Why?
Because the government’s increasing number of rules that are tied to physician reimbursement has created a demand for non-physicians.
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