Some also found the process to be inefficient. Thirteen percent of respondents said that the Medicare claims submission process was very complex. Another 35% and 41% responded that the process was moderately or somewhat complex, respectively. Finally, 11% did not find the system complex at all.
Medscape surveyed 1,030 physicians across more than 29 specialties from Feb. 1 to March 19.
Physicians told Medscape that the federal government overall needs to “streamline” the claims submission process, among other compliance tasks.
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