Lower doses of radiation to normal tissues means a tremendous reduction in side effects. IMRT incorporates several beams coming from different angles to envelope the tumor and the dose intensity of each beam is modulated by changing the shape of the fields during treatment.
For healthcare providers and their employees, ongoing uncertainty can lower employee engagement, which in turn can have a negative effect on organizational success and patient care.
There are limits to the number of patients you can effectively care for. Here's how to determine that number, improve patient access and better manage your workload. Mark Murray, MD, MPA, Mike Davies, MD, Barbara Boushon, RN. Fam Pract Manag. 2007 Apr;14(4):44-51.or example, a practice with 6,000 patients and three FTE clinical providers would have a target panel of 2,000, or 6,000/3. (See the worksheet .) The target panel size can be compared with individual provider panel sizes to get a glimpse at whether a group's workload distribution is equitable.