tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 9

PHYSICIANS: 4 Ways Medicare Could Make Doctors' Jobs Easier

ACP says current restructuring won't do enough to breach 'quality chasm'Despite talk of big Midicare reforms, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could be missing the boat when helping improve patient care.In a policy framework released Feb. 2, the American College fo Physicians(ACP) offered some ideas on how Medicare can make things easier for physicians.Paperwork vs. patient care:  In the report, ACP said that Medicare's "excessive" paperwork requirements do not allow physicians enough time to sustain the level of communication and trust that leads to better care and fewer medical errors.  "The current system...

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