The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast #120 Policy, Patients, Payments, Paperwork
Oct 19, 2018
Join Deep Shah, a practicing internist and comparative social policy expert from Oxford, for an engaging discussion on healthcare's complexities. They tackle the burdensome administrative tasks plaguing primary care, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing patients over paperwork. Shah and cohost Fatima Syed dissect the new CMS payment model and its ripple effects on private insurance. They also explore innovations to ease these administrative pressures and debate the ongoing challenges of the Affordable Care Act and price transparency.
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EMR Implementation Setback
- Deep Shah worked hard to implement a light EMR system.
- Senior doctors couldn't adopt it, despite his efforts.
Administrative Burden in Healthcare
- Administrative burden involves complex coding and documentation.
- These burdens contribute to physician burnout and detract from patient care.
CMS Payment Proposal
- CMS proposes simplifying documentation but with flat payment rates.
- This raises concerns about undervaluing complex patient care.
