tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2015 Issue 4

Surveys: Providers Fed Up, Quality Initiatives Found Counter-Productive

MGMA gets real about PQRS, value-based modifier. Many medical professionals feel like they’re drowning in a sea of administrative requirements as quality initiatives grow, and one organization is not afraid to voice these sentiments on practitioners’ behalf. The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) dubbed Medicare physician quality reporting programs as “needlessly complex” and “not improving patient quality.” These conclusions were based on an October 2014 survey of MGMA members that represented more than 1,000 medical groups and 48,000 physicians nationwide. The irony: “A significant majority of respondents indicated these programs negatively affected...

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