{"id":478,"date":"2012-12-22T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medicalbillingstar.com\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2017-02-14T11:03:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T11:03:10","slug":"its-time-to-resuscitate-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicalbillingstar.com\/blog\/its-time-to-resuscitate-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Its Time To Resuscitate Healthcare !"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The odds are stacked against physicians. Rising operational costs, hours lost due to data entry and compliance thresholds have made practicing medicine a nightmare for physicians. An increasing number of them are contemplating early retirement. With so much to deal with and a lot more to come, it is a testing time for the healthcare industry.<\/p>\n

Buckling Under Pressure\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Slashes in reimbursement and compulsion to gravitate towards EHRs<\/a> are the major reasons why medical practices are ailing. With divided opinions about ACOs and everybody blaming everybody else, the healthcare field resembles a war-zone. A recent study conducted by Bloomberg points that there is an estimated shortage of 13,000 doctors.<\/p>\n

It is time the policy makers take remedial measures to help resuscitate physicians.<\/p>\n

Over taxed slaves ?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

Disincentives and pressures have made doctors feel like over worked slaves. After a long and expensive education, it is a bleak and challenging future that lies ahead. It doesn\u2019t work for the doctor who is gasping for change and for patients who feel a strain in the physician-patient relationship.<\/p>\n

Increasing Costs For Doctor Owned Practices\u00a0!<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

The operating costs of a physician working in a full time in a physician owned multi-specialty climbed to 1.3% from last year. The commercial fee for service amounted to 51% of total charges.<\/p>\n

A Few Bitter Truths\u2026<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n