ACMPE Article Assessment - Bidding wars: Why private practices are struggling to retain nursing staff

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1. Recently, physician-owned multispecialty groups with primary and specialty care experienced a ____% increase in total support staff expenses. (Required.)

8%

6.5%

11%

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2. Much of the increase in staff costs can be attributed to: (Required.)

Higher employee income tax rates.

Higher billing staff wages.

Higher nursing staff wages.

No one really knows.

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3. While LPN costs have increased by 22% in a 10 year period, their staffing level actually decreased by 14%. (Required.)

True

False

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4. Physician-owned multispecialty groups with primary and specialty care saw their RN staffing cost per FTE physician surge by _% despite only increasing their RN staffing levels by_%. (Required.)

90% and 75%

75% and 8%

65% and 7%

15% and 3%

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5. In physician-owned medical groups, nursing staff compensation kept up with increases in the cost of living. (Required.)

True

False

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6. An August 16, 2022 MGMA Stat poll indicated medical groups have the highest turnover in this job position. (Required.)

Medical Assistants (MAs)

Registered Nurses (RNs)

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)