69% of Physician Leaders Agree Doctors Should Be Accountable for Costs, in Addition to Quality of Care
August 03 2015 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
The First of a Three-Part Research Series Conducted by
the American Association for Physician Leadership and the
Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis reveals
important trends about the value of physician leadership
More than two-thirds (69 percent) of physician leaders surveyed
agree that doctors should be held accountable for costs of care, in
addition to quality of care, according to a new survey jointly
conducted by the American Association for Physician Leadership® and
the Navigant Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis
(Center).
Conducted in spring 2015, the comprehensive survey – which will
be released in three parts in the coming weeks – examines
physicians’ attitudes toward healthcare reform, physician
leadership competencies and the move from fee-for-service to
value-based care delivery and payment models. The survey included
2,398 physician leaders (including chief medical officers and
senior-level medical executives) from a range of organizations and
practice settings. Fifty-five percent of respondents surveyed
believe the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is “more good than bad.”
“Physicians want what is best for their patients, so as they
review the ACA, I think they resonate with how the good aspects of
the bill can improve health care,” said Peter Angood, MD, FACS,
FRCS(C), MCCM, president and CEO of the association. “The insights
from this survey will continue to guide our mission of providing
physician leaders with the key competencies and skills necessary to
deliver the highest quality of care to America’s patients.”
Additional findings from the survey include:
- Fifty-seven percent of respondents
agree or strongly agree that accountable care organizations (ACOs)
will be a permanent model for risk-sharing with payers in the years
ahead
- Sixty-three percent of respondents
disagree or strongly disagree that “the elimination of FFS
(fee-for-service) incentives in favor of value-based payments will
hurt the quality of care provided to patients”
- Fifty-eight percent of respondents
agree or strongly agree that transparency about physicians’
business dealings is a positive trend for the profession
“As the U.S. healthcare system transitions to value-based care,
it is critically important that physicians play a key role in
helping to reduce costs, while still delivering high-quality care,”
said Paul Keckley, PhD, managing director of the Center. “The
survey results demonstrate an important shift among physician
leaders – they recognize the changes in the market and are eager to
gain access to tools and training to manage their expanded set of
responsibilities.”
The next two reports will respectively focus on key physician
leadership competencies and perceptions / attitudes relative to the
transition from volume to value-based care.
To read the full results of the survey and to learn more
information about Navigant’s Center for Healthcare Research and
Policy Analysis, visit navigantHRP.com and the American Association
for Physician Leadership website physicianleaders.org/vopl.
About the American Association for Physician
Leadership
The American Association for Physician Leadership (formerly the
American College of Physician Executives) is the nation's largest
health care organization for physician leaders. Since its founding
in 1975, the primary focus of the organization is providing
superior leadership and management skills to physicians of all
types and encouraging them to assume more active leadership roles
in the health care industry. In addition to training more than
100,000 physicians, the organization has grown to more than 11,000
members, including chief executive officers, chief medical
officers, vice presidents of medical affairs, medical directors and
other physician leaders from more than 46 different countries.
Learn more at www.physicianleaders.org and follow us on Twitter
@physicianslead.
About Navigant
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is an independent
specialized, global professional services firm that combines deep
industry knowledge with technical expertise to enable companies to
defend, protect and create value. With a focus on industries and
clients facing transformational change and significant regulatory
and legal issues, the Firm serves clients primarily in the
healthcare, energy and financial services sectors which represent
highly complex market and regulatory environments. Professional
service offerings include strategic, financial, operational,
technology, risk management, compliance, investigative solutions,
dispute resolutions services and business process management
services. The Firm provides services to companies, legal counsel
and governmental agencies. The business is organized in four
reporting segments – Disputes, Investigations & Economics;
Financial, Risk & Compliance; Healthcare; and Energy. More
information about Navigant can be found at navigant.com.
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