While physicians\u2019 competence will forever remain pivotal to excellence in patient care, the auxiliary services \u2013 on duty nurses, para-medical staff, and administrative staff \u2013 which ease the load off physicians are equally crucial. There are ample instances, wherein, despite best efforts of physicians, healthcare services have been found well short of bench-marked quality, largely on account of disoriented auxiliary medical staff. Consequently, along with a direct impact on patient\u2019s well-being, it will also show up in physicians\u2019 inability to practice sustainable growth.<\/p>\n
Streamlining clinical administration through an optimum mix of technology and human resources <\/strong><\/p>\n In an industry characterized by radical computerization of healthcare administration, the recent Federal Health Reforms, calling for more emphasis on further automating medical operations, should come as a relief to practitioners seeking to balance their auxiliary and administrative functions with an optimum mix of technology and human resources. But, finding an optimum mix of technology and human resources is no easy task: cost of installing technology interface, and training required to orient human resources to the installed technology comes in the way of providing medical services at competitive prices.<\/p>\n The recent study by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society<\/strong> (HIMSS) has unfolded some interesting facts about prevailing status of technologically oriented medical services:<\/p>\n