Modern Healthcare June 30, 2016
LAS VEGAS — Doctor consolidation could be a consequence of physician and clinician reimbursement changes portended by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, a reimbursement expert told a healthcare finance conference this week.
MACRA, which can boost or cut physician reimbursement depending on quality performance and other measures, is expected to hit small physician practices hard, Premier VP Danielle Lloyd told attendees at a session of the Healthcare Financial Management Association annual conference Tuesday.
It’s not because they don’t provide quality care. Instead, they’ll have a harder time than bigger groups obtaining the information technology and data needed to demonstrate that quality, Lloyd said.
The solo practitioner, she said, “will be negatively impacted.”
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