SUMMARY ABC recommends that participating anesthesiologists and CRNAs use a Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) as opposed to a Qualified Registry (QR) to submit data to the Quality Payment Program’s Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS).  In our view, a QCDR is the reporting method most likely to ensure long-term success in MIP...

It is becoming all too common for physicians to report feeling overwhelmed by the demands of their jobs, and, at times, even emotionally, psychologically and physically depleted. In fact, occupational burnout, a syndrome characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment,¹ is hitting near-epidemic rates acr...

SUMMARY Because most anesthesiologists practice in large groups, succession planning revolves primarily around considering the impact a retirement will have on the group. Experts advise advance planning and thinking in terms of having a "next generation" of clinicians in place to avoid gaps. Only 23 percent of physicians 55 and older are involved i...

Healthcare has been the talking point for generations, but its presence has been even more pronounced since President Obama's election in 2008. Such discussions have revolved around passing comprehensive healthcare reform, passing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"), repealing the ACA and replacing it with the American Health Care Act of ...

SUMMARY Burnout affects more than half of physicians and, according to a new survey, more than half of anesthesiologists. In a recent article, a group of prominent health system CEOs calls on healthcare leaders to take an active part in addressing what is now considered a serious public health problem that impacts patient safety, healthcare costs a...