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Like a diet after the holidays, ridding your workday of the extra weight of tasks that don't require your expertise maximizes your time and energy and helps you create and maintain a healthy practice. With too much to do and not enough hours in the day, "there are a lot of times when you just can't get to everything," says Marge McQuade, an experienced practice manager and professional development coordinator for the Professional Association of Healthcare Coding Specialists in Brooksville, FL.