The First of a Three-Part Research Series Conducted by the
American Association for Physician Leadership and the Navigant Center
for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis reveals important trends
about the value of physician leadership
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2015--
More than two-thirds (69 percent) of physician leaders surveyed agree
that doctors should be held accountable for costs of care, in addition
to quality of care, according to a new survey jointly conducted by the American
Association for Physician Leadership® and the Navigant
Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis (Center).
Conducted in spring 2015, the comprehensive survey – which will be
released in three parts in the coming weeks – examines physicians’
attitudes toward healthcare reform, physician leadership competencies
and the move from fee-for-service to value-based care delivery and
payment models. The survey included 2,398 physician leaders (including
chief medical officers and senior-level medical executives) from a range
of organizations and practice settings. Fifty-five percent of
respondents surveyed believe the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is “more good
than bad.”
“Physicians want what is best for their patients, so as they review the
ACA, I think they resonate with how the good aspects of the bill can
improve health care,” said Peter Angood, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), MCCM,
president and CEO of the association. “The insights from this survey
will continue to guide our mission of providing physician leaders with
the key competencies and skills necessary to deliver the highest quality
of care to America’s patients.”
Additional findings from the survey include:
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Fifty-seven percent of respondents agree or strongly agree that
accountable care organizations (ACOs) will be a permanent model for
risk-sharing with payers in the years ahead
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Sixty-three percent of respondents disagree or strongly disagree that
“the elimination of FFS (fee-for-service) incentives in favor of
value-based payments will hurt the quality of care provided to
patients”
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Fifty-eight percent of respondents agree or strongly agree that
transparency about physicians’ business dealings is a positive trend
for the profession
“As the U.S. healthcare system transitions to value-based care, it is
critically important that physicians play a key role in helping to
reduce costs, while still delivering high-quality care,” said Paul
Keckley, PhD, managing director of the Center. “The survey results
demonstrate an important shift among physician leaders – they recognize
the changes in the market and are eager to gain access to tools and
training to manage their expanded set of responsibilities.”
The next two reports will respectively focus on key physician leadership
competencies and perceptions / attitudes relative to the transition from
volume to value-based care.
To read the full results of the survey and to learn more information
about Navigant’s Center for Healthcare Research and Policy Analysis,
visit navigantHRP.com
and the American Association for Physician Leadership website physicianleaders.org/vopl.
About the American Association for Physician Leadership
The American Association for Physician Leadership (formerly the American
College of Physician Executives) is the nation's largest health care
organization for physician leaders. Since its founding in 1975, the
primary focus of the organization is providing superior leadership and
management skills to physicians of all types and encouraging them to
assume more active leadership roles in the health care industry. In
addition to training more than 100,000 physicians, the organization has
grown to more than 11,000 members, including chief executive officers,
chief medical officers, vice presidents of medical affairs, medical
directors and other physician leaders from more than 46 different
countries. Learn more at www.physicianleaders.org
and follow us on Twitter @physicianslead.
About Navigant
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is an independent specialized,
global professional services firm that combines deep industry knowledge
with technical expertise to enable companies to defend, protect and
create value. With a focus on industries and clients facing
transformational change and significant regulatory and legal issues, the
Firm serves clients primarily in the healthcare, energy and financial
services sectors which represent highly complex market and regulatory
environments. Professional service offerings include strategic,
financial, operational, technology, risk management, compliance,
investigative solutions, dispute resolutions services and business
process management services. The Firm provides services to companies,
legal counsel and governmental agencies. The business is organized in
four reporting segments – Disputes, Investigations & Economics;
Financial, Risk & Compliance; Healthcare; and Energy. More information
about Navigant can be found at navigant.com.
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Navigant Healthcare
Megan Maupin, 312-583-5703
Megan.maupin@navigant.com
