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Clinicians Are Not Ready for Medicare's New Payment SystemClinicians say they are uncomfortable and ill-prepared to deal with Medicare's new "value-based" payment system, according to a survey conducted by Haymarket Medical Education (HME)/myCME, a leading global continuing medical education (CME) provider and online resource for clinicians. The survey results were announced today on the eve of the annual conference of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions, where CME's role in the value payment movement will be a hot topic. Results point to a persistent lack of awareness and preparedness for the changes, despite 2 years of vigorous educational campaigns by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and various professional medical organizations. The online survey, sent to a nationwide sample of primary care and specialty physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, explored clinicians' knowledge of and readiness for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), which established the Quality Payment Program (QPP). QPP drastically changes the way physicians are reimbursed for services provided under Medicare Part B. The survey offered respondents a chance to express their views of QPP. The vast majority were critical of the effort, some pointedly so. One physician's comment represented the prevailing view: "It is misguided and defeats the idea of quality medicine by reducing it to a series of arbitrary check marks and standards that does little to improve health." Among the key findings:
About Haymarket Medical Education (HME) and myCME HME, an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education accredited provider, has more than 20 years of experience in producing top-quality, independent continuing education programs for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. It is a four-time recipient of the prestigious Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions awards in multiple categories. To learn more, visit www.haymarketmedicaleducation.com. myCME, the global medical education website of HME, provides impactful, practice-changing CME and CE to a variety of clinicians across multiple specialties. To learn more, visit www.myCME.com.
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