Administrative Workload of GP’s in the Republic of Macedonia: an Urgent Call for Change
Journal Title: Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) - Year 2012, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
An email survey was conducted among general practitioners in the Republic of Macedonia to assess their self reported administrative workload and communication with specialists. More than 56% (55.8%) of the surveyed physicians reported that they spent over 40% of the time with patients to administrative procedures, follow by poor communication with specialists after the referral. Urgent reforms are needed to advance the work of GP’s and improve referral communication with specialists in order to upgrade the quality of the services they provide to their patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Vladimir Lazarevik, MD, MPH| Institute of Social Medicine, Medical Faculty, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
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- EP ID EP8865
- DOI 10.3889/MJMS.1857-5773.2012.0227
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