Can a micropractice really work?

Here’s a story about Dr. Moitri Savard who runs a micropractice, i.e., a practice where all administrative duties are either shared, outsourced or automated by a computer.

Savard has no nurse but shares a receptionist with several other solo practitioners. She does her own paperwork. Mostly, she runs her office electronically – lowering her overhead because she has no salaries to pay.

She keeps patient files on her laptop and will soon be billing electronically, too. She uses software to process insurance claims. Patients make their own Web site appointments and she fits her schedule to meet their needs.

Savard works from a one-room office and estimated that she is making 10 percent less than if she was in a group.

Are any of you doing this or thinking of doing this. It seems like a more-work, less-pay model to me, although it might allow doctors to have more of a direct relationship with their patients.

Doctors cut costs, increase care with micropractice model [Via Monterey County Herald]

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