Of the survey respondents 55 percent are primary care physicians paid based on the quality or efficiency of care, while 34 percent are paid as fee-for-service. Over half of those responding said that increased reliance on quality metrics are actually diminishing quality of care.
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Physicians More Worried About Payment Than Patient Care: Survey
The annual survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that physicians are most worried about payments, not patient care. So reports AAFP.
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