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7 tech lifelines for overworked practice administrators

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Discover how tech solutions can alleviate staffing challenges in medical practices, enhancing efficiency and reducing burnout for administrators.

If it feels as though you’re running a staffing agency and an IT help-desk on top of a medical practice, you’re not alone. The 2025 Physicians Practice Staffing & Salary Survey found that practices in every region are still struggling to maintain adequate staffing levels while juggling heavier employee workloads and fast-shifting workforce dynamics. Survey respondents said the talent crunch is now their single biggest operational threat, touching everything from check-in lines to payer follow-up and chronic-care outreach.

But understaffing isn’t the only gut-punch. Administrators also said they’re spending more time on retention tactics, compensation reviews and onboarding non-physician providers; time that crowds out strategic projects like service-line expansion or new ancillaries. Add thinning margins and higher wage expectations, and many leaders feel trapped in a loop of urgent, low-value tasks.

The good news: tech built for small and midsize practices can offload whole buckets of work without ballooning overhead. Below are seven proven tools, chosen with an administrator’s to-do list in mind, that can free up hours, curb burnout and keep the front and back offices humming

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