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Coalition aims to help independent physicians execute value-based models
Dive Brief: The Partnership to Empower Physician-Led Care (PEPC) has coalesced to advocate for value-based care models and provide independent physician practices with support and tools they need to transition to such reimbursement methods. Founding members include Aledade, the American Academy of Family Physicians, California Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Medical Group Management Association and Texas Medical Association/PracticeEdge. PEPC will be using regulatory and legislative levers to advance its agendas, Executive Director Kristen McGovern told Healthcare Dive. Dive Insight: PEPC will look to deliver on four priorities: Advancing physician-led alternative payment models. Ensuring an equitable policy framework that promotes choice and provider competition. Creating new opportunities for physicians in commercial markets such as Medicare Advantage. Supporting consumer-directed care. McGovern said PEPC's first order of … [Read more...] about Coalition aims to help independent physicians execute value-based models
New report examines scientific evidence on safety and quality of abortion care in US
While legal abortions in the U.S. are safe, the likelihood that women will receive the type of abortion services that best meet their needs varies considerably depending on where they live, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In addition, the report notes, the vast majority of abortions can be provided safely in office-based settings. The committee that wrote the report examined the scientific evidence on the safety and quality of the four abortion methods used in the U.S. -- medication, aspiration, dilation and evacuation (D&E), and induction. It assessed quality of care based on whether it is safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable according to well-established standards. Most abortions in the U.S. are performed early in pregnancy; in 2014, 90 percent occurred by 12 weeks of gestation. Medication and aspiration abortions are the most common methods and, together, account for about 90 percent of all … [Read more...] about New report examines scientific evidence on safety and quality of abortion care in US
Rules, paperwork burdens ‘untenable’ for family physicians, report says
Dive Brief: The American Academy of Family Physicians is calling on the federal government to reduce regulatory and administrative burdens on doctors, including by standardizing authorization forms across payers. In a Feb. 7 letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma and Don Rucker, national coordinator for health IT, the group called the current regulatory framework with which physicians must comply “daunting and often demoralizing.” AAFP laid out seven principles to help simplify requirements and administrative workload. Dive Insight: Study after study has shown physician burnout to be a huge problem, and the leading cause is the time required for administrative tasks. A study in the Annals of Family Medicine last year found physicians spend nearly six hours a day interacting with EHRs, spilling over into after-clinic hours. A 2016 study in the journal found doctors spend just under half their workday on EHRs and administrative tasks and only 27% of their time seeing … [Read more...] about Rules, paperwork burdens ‘untenable’ for family physicians, report says
Rules, paperwork burdens ‘untenable’ for family physicians: report
Dive Brief: The American Academy of Family Physicians is calling on the federal government to reduce regulatory and administrative burdens on doctors, including by standardizing authorization forms across payers. In a Feb. 7 letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma and Don Rucker, national coordinator for health IT, the group called the current regulatory framework with which physicians must comply “daunting and often demoralizing.” AAFP laid out seven principles to help simplify requirements and administrative workload. Dive Insight: Study after study has shown physician burnout to be a huge problem, and the leading cause is the time required for administrative tasks. A study in the Annals of Family Medicine last year found physicians spend nearly six hours a day interacting with EHRs, spilling over into after-clinic hours. A 2016 study in the journal found doctors spend just under half their workday on EHRs and administrative tasks and only 27% of their time seeing … [Read more...] about Rules, paperwork burdens ‘untenable’ for family physicians: report