Préférences des médecins généralistes libéraux en France métropolitaine quant à la délégation des tâches médico-administratives aux secrétaires assistant(e)s médico-social(e)s : étude en analyse conjointe

This is a first study examining the choices of general practitioners concerning the delegation of tasks to assistants. These findings are helpful to better understand the determinants of practitioners' choices in delegating certain tasks or not. They reveal doctors' desire to limit their ancillary tasks in order to favor better use of time for “medical” tasks. They also expose interest for training medical secretaries and widening their field of competence, suggesting the emergence of a new professional occupation that could be called “medical assistant”.