Researchers conducted a national survey of physicians between June 25 and Oct. 31 2009 that asked physicians to rate their support for several reimbursement reform proposals.
The proposals included rewarding quality with financial incentives, bundling payments for episodes of care, shifting payments from procedures to management and consulting services, increasing pay to generalists and offsetting increased pay to generalists with reduction in pay for other specialties.
Survey results showed that 78.4 percent of the physicians indicated some procedures were compensated too highly under Medicare, while others were compensated to low. Also, 49.1 percent of physicians reportedly support incentives measures. Shifting payments was supported by 41 percent of the physicians and bundling received support from 17 percent of the physicians. Nearly 80 percent of the physicians supported an increase in pay for generalists.
Read the abstract for “Physicians’ Opinions About Reforming Reimbursement.”
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– 5 Factors Affecting Physician Compensation
– Roles and Compensation of Physician Leaders in Hospitals Growing
– MGMA Survey Finds Physician Compensation Not Keeping Pace With Inflation
