Physicians: McClellan Is To Docs As Scully Was To Hospitals?

Article Overview

This piece examines the opening public outreach by the new CMS Administrator and how it relates to physician relations, Medicare policy, and administrative reform. It discusses the general themes of paperwork reduction, claims-processing changes, liability concerns, cost-conscious care, disease management, electronic prescribing, clinical research involvement, and outreach tied to Medicare drug-card enrollment. The article is relevant to physicians, medical practice administrators, policy analysts, and anyone tracking CMS priorities and provider-facing Medicare developments.