Fact Based List:
Key Issues to Impact Practicing Physicians in the Year Ahead
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/16/2013 - 11:06
- From Consolidation to “Monopolization.” The trend toward medical consolidation is increasing rapidly, and is seen across health care systems and insurance companies alike
- Growing Regulatory Burden. The Foundation’s 2012 Biennial Physician Survey found that physicians are currently spending 22 percent of their time on non-clinical paperwork
- Confronting the Confusion. The recent launch of health insurance exchanges is already driving high levels of confusion among patients, physicians and employers
- Overcoming HIT Shortfalls. A critical component of health reform is the adoption and integration of health information technology (HIT)
- Health System Stalemates. As physicians observe the challenges facing the initial roll-out of the ACA there is concern that issues affecting the healthcare system are not being properly managed
Source: The Physicians Foundation
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