11% of physicians view value-based payment models positively

The Medical Group Management Association asked physicians their thoughts on value-based payment models in a May 2017 survey, according to healthcare informatics.

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Here are four takeaways:

 

1. Eleven percent of surveyed physicians noted positive feelings about moving toward value-based payment models.

 

2. Of the surveyed physicians, 40 percent reported negative feelings about shifting toward value-based payment models.

 

3. Still, nearly half of the physicians noted they are “split” about their feelings of value-based care.

 

4. MGMA Senior Fellow of Industry Affairs David Gans commented, the survey demonstrates physicians are “uncertain how value-based payment is going to affect their practices and their patients.”

 

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