Friday, October 27, 2017

CMS wants docs to spend more time on patients, less on paperwork

CMS wants docs to spend more time on patients, less on paperwork-modernhealthcare: The CMS launched an initiative Thursday to help it determine what provider regulations it should junk or revamp, citing growing concerns that its regulations are reducing the time providers spend with patients.As part of the Patient over Paperwork initiative, CMS officials will travel the country to gather information on the impact their regulations have on physicians.