How this primary care doctor found his dream practice

<p>"My quality of life is outstanding. I leave work every evening only after every call is answered, fax addressed, a prescription delivered, then retreat to my home a mile away. The proximity makes it easy to see patients after hours, on weekends, and on holidays; I promise to see patients within 24 hours, but I go in less than once a week. Because all patients have my office, cell phone numbers, and business email, patient questions are often answered quickly without a visit."</p> <p><a href= "https://wickfordfamilymedicine.weebly.com/john-machata-md.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">John Machata</a> is a family physician.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/09/how-this-primary-care-doctor-found-his-dream-practice.html">How this primary care doctor found his dream practice</a>."</p> <p><a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction"><img class= "alignnone wp-image-424286 size-medium" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/NuanceLogo_Horz_k-2-300x62.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="62" /></a></p> <p><em>The Podcast by KevinMD is brought to you by the <a href= "https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>.</em></p> <p><em>With so many demands on their time, physicians today report record levels of burnout. Burnout is caused by many factors, one of which is clinical documentation. Studies indicate physicians spend two hours documenting care for every hour spent with patients.</em></p> <p><em>At Nuance, we are committed to helping physicians do what you love – care for patients – and spend less time on clinical documentation. The <a href="https://nuance.com/daxinaction">Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience</a>, or DAX for short, is an AI-powered, ambient clinical intelligence solution that automatically captures patient encounters securely and accurately at the point of care. Physicians who use DAX have reported a 50 percent decrease in documentation time and a 70 percent