The payer-provider relationship can be contentious. Here are 11 statistics on how gastroenterologists plan to interact with payers this year, according to the Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2014.
Will gastroenterologists drop payers with poor reimbursement?
• Yes: 35 percent
• No, all payers are needed: 26 percent
• No, that's inappropriate: 17 percent
Will gastroenterologists stop taking Medicare or Medicaid patients?
Self-employed gastroenterologists
• Haven't decided: 29 percent
• Will continue to take new and current patients: 60 percent
• Will stop taking current patients: 1 percent
• Will stop taking new patients: 10 percent
Employed gastroenterologists
• Haven't decided: 32 percent
• Will continue to take new and current patients: 63 percent
• Will stop taking current patients: 1 percent
• Will stop taking new patients: 4 percent
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Will gastroenterologists drop payers with poor reimbursement?
• Yes: 35 percent
• No, all payers are needed: 26 percent
• No, that's inappropriate: 17 percent
Will gastroenterologists stop taking Medicare or Medicaid patients?
Self-employed gastroenterologists
• Haven't decided: 29 percent
• Will continue to take new and current patients: 60 percent
• Will stop taking current patients: 1 percent
• Will stop taking new patients: 10 percent
Employed gastroenterologists
• Haven't decided: 32 percent
• Will continue to take new and current patients: 63 percent
• Will stop taking current patients: 1 percent
• Will stop taking new patients: 4 percent
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Researchers discover 2 potential biomarkers for colorectal cancer