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So the US averages a ratio of 10:1 administrative employees[0] per doctor. As a random comparison, Sweden maintains roughly a 1:1 ratio [1]. Ironically, the li
by jakewins 8y ago
So the US averages a ratio of 10:1 administrative employees[0] per doctor. As a random comparison, Sweden maintains roughly a 1:1 ratio [1].
Ironically, the link below is a Swedish article about how the Swedish admin-to-doctor ratio is bloated and problematic.
[0] https://hbr.org/2013/09/the-downside-of-health-care-job-growth https://hbr.org/2013/09/the-downside-of-health-care-job-grow...
[1] (in Swedish, Doctors vs. Admin) http://www.lakartidningen.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2018/05/Administrativ-personal-har-gatt-om-lakarna/Grafik-Administratorer-i-varden/ http://www.lakartidningen.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2018/05/Admini...