What Does It Cost Physician Practices To Interact With Health Insurance Plans?

被引：150

作者：

Casalino, Lawrence P. ^{[1
]}

Nicholson, Sean ^{[2
]}

Gans, David N. ^{[3
]}

Hammons, Terry

Morra, Dante ^{[4
]}

Karrison, Theodore ^{[5
]}

Levinson, Wendy ^{[6
]}

机构：

[1] Weill Cornell Med Coll, Div Outcomes & Effectiveness Res, New York, NY USA

[2] Dept Policy Anal & Management Cornell, Ithaca, NY USA

[3] MGMA, Englewood, CO USA

[4] Univ Toronto Ontario, Toronto Gen Hosp, Toronto, ON, Canada

[5] Univ Chicago Illinois, Dept Hlth Studies, Chicago, IL USA

[6] Univ Toronto, Dept Med, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

来源：

HEALTH AFFAIRS | 2009年 / 28卷 / 04期

关键词：

UNITED-STATES; ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; CANADA; SYSTEM; BIAS;

D O I：

10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.w533

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Physicians have long expressed dissatisfaction with the time they and their staffs spend interacting with health plans. However, little information exists about the extent of these interactions. We conducted a national survey on this subject of physicians and practice administrators. Physicians reported spending three hours weekly interacting with plans; nursing and clerical staff spent much larger amounts of time. When time is converted to dollars, we estimate that the national time cost to practices of interactions with plans is at least $23 billion to $31 billion each year. [Health Affairs 28, no. 4 (2009): w533-w543 (published online 14 May 2009; 10.1377/hlthaff.28.4.w533)]

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页码：W533 / W543

页数：11

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