A recent study published in Health Affairs estimates that the cost of time spent by physicians and their office staffs interacting with insurance companies was $21-31 billion annually, or about $68,000 per physician per year. This includes nearly 4 hours of nursing staff time per physician per day, and 7.2 hours of clerical staff time per physician per day, as well as 43 minutes per day of direct physician time.
Wouldn't this time and money be better spent taking care of patients?
A thought to consider as we debate the future of healthcare delivery in this country.
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