What the labor pressure metric is really measuring

Labor pressure is not the same as labor cost. A team can be expensive because it is inefficient, or expensive because it is absorbing more work than the schedule can safely carry.

A better review pairs payroll with appointment complexity, provider availability, and support-staff load. That comparison shows whether the practice has a cost problem, a capacity problem, or a workflow problem.

The goal is not to trim labor blindly. The goal is to know when staffing is protecting revenue and when it is masking process friction.

Weekly round prompt

Use this note to decide what should be reviewed before the next close, who owns the follow-up, and which system is the source of truth.