Economically, it is much wiser to spend that time in the office taking care of patients. Since much hospital time falls during office hours, hospital time is time when practice overhead continues without reimbursement. The correct average number of weekly office visits for the general population of family physicians is 99. A corrected graph appears below. We want to hear from you.
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