Fierce Healthcare August 17, 2018
Rose Meltzer

Physicians spend two hours fulfilling reporting requirements for every hour they spend with patients, the report noted.

Those intimately familiar with the healthcare system know that “regulatory burden” has become something of a buzzword.

But through the Medicare Red Tape Relief Project, the House Ways and Means Committee has sought to attribute tangible meaning to the term.

On Wednesday, the committee released a report (PDF) detailing what the initiative uncovered during its first year.

In the first of the project’s three stages, more than 300 stakeholders—primarily clinicians and hospital groups—told the committee about the regulatory burdens they face. Quality measure reporting is one issue that came up frequently.

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Topics: CMS, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Physician, Post-Acute Care, Primary care, Provider, Regulations
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