'Physician partners' free doctors to focus on patients, not paperwork

Primary care doctors spend so much time on clerical duties that their time with patients is limited. A new study suggests that "physician partners" who would work on those time consuming administrative tasks can free up physicians' time so that they can focus more on their patients. "Patients want their doctors to spend time with them and give them the attention that makes them feel more confident in their medical care -- they don't want to just sit there while their doctor is on the computer," ...