CMS chief says outcomes-based pay can help patients while finally ending physicians' box-checking frustration.
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- December 25, 2019 edition
- Volume 96
- Issue 24
The top 10 challenges facing physicians in 2020
Author(s)Medical Economics Staff
Here are the major challenges physicians will contend with in 2020, and some possible solutions.
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Physicians must navigate a host of obstacles every day, ranging from payment hassles to burnout, and each December, Medical Economics compiles its list of the top challenges facing physicians in the year ahead.Here are the top 10 challenges physicians will contend with in 2020, and some possible solutions.
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