As the health care reform debate moves forward, there has been a lot of discussion about stakeholders and potential winners and losers.
Create a PowerPoint presentation containing 10-15 slides in which you:
1. Select a stakeholder from among the stakeholder groups described in class (Physician)
2. Describe the stakeholder's position on health care reform. Provide rationale. Explain why the stakeholder has taken this position.
You must use solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented
3. some information in regards to Physician
I am concerned with a number of issues that affect my ability to deliver the health care I want to deliver to my patients. With the rise in managed care, I cannot refer my patient to a specialist or prescribe certain medications without first obtaining approval from an insurance company. In addition, my reimbursement for services rendered is being reduced, but my operating expenses are increasing. For example, malpractice insurance premiums are out of control. Many of my colleagues in highrisk specialties such as obstetrics and neurosurgery have closed their practices. This impacts the community because there are then not enough specialists to meet demand for services. I am also concerned with the movement toward physician rating based on reported patient outcomes data. Rating systems have flaws. The results may be skewed because of small patient populations or a lack of consideration of each patient's severity of illness (i.e., risk adjusted). Finally, there is the push for using electronic health records. Many think that EHRs are the silver bullet for improving our health care system, but I am not convinced. Some studies have shown that EHRs do not reduce costs or improve care. The bottom line is that our current health care system does not work for everyone and changes are needed