TEDMED Great Challenges: Shifting Work: Can rethinking the healthcare workforce drive down medica...

There's no shortage of news, or worry, about the coming scarcity of healthcare workers. But is that really the case? What if we've got enough hands, but just need to align tasks better?

Join our live event this Tuesday at Noon Eastern with a few of those on the forefront of rethinking the healthcare workforce. 

According to a study from The Annals of Family Medicine, one doctor can reasonably help 983 patients in a year working solo. As part of a team, delegating tasks properly, the same doctor could reach 1,947 patients.

What needs to happen on all fronts to make that work? How can we handle rural and underserved areas? Who should play bigger roles: Nurses, pharmacists, technicians? What would that mean for costs? What are our future healthcare needs, and how can we meet them? 

Kick off the conversation today by tweeting your questions and comments to #GreatChallenges and we'll discuss them on air.

Participants include:
- Ed Salsberg, George Washington University Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
- Troy Trygstad, Community Care of North Carolina
- Audrey Lum, Union Health Center
- Whitney Bowman-Zatzkin, moderator