New Polls of Nurses and Physicians Finds Infographic. The Majority of Nurses and Physicians Say That Health Insurer Policies Are a Barrier to Patient Care. Nurses report insurers' administrative requirements: 84% Delay patients' access to necessary care; 74% Reduce patients' quality of care; 63% Interfere with patients being transferred to the right care setting. Physicians report insurers' administrative requirements: 80% Affect their ability to practice medicine.

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New Polls of Nurses and Physicians Finds Infographic. The Majority of Nurses and Physicians Say That Health Insurer. Nurses report insurers' administrative requirements: 84% Delay patients' access to necessary care; 74% Reduce patients' quality of care; 63% Interfere with patients being transferred to the right care setting. Physicians report insurers' administrative requirements: 80% Affect their ability to practice medicine.

New Polls of Nurses and Physicians Finds Infographic. New Polls of Nurses and Physicians Finds The Majority of Nurses and Physicians Say That Health Insurer. The burden of these policies is increasing. 82% Nurses report the amount of administrative paperwork required has increased in the past few years. 94% Physicians think it has become more financially and administratively difficult to operate a solo practice. These policies are driving physicians out of solo practices, and driving nurses away from the profession altogether. 56% Nurses report that their job satisfaction has decreased due to insurer-required administrative tasks. 84% Physicians report that the administrative burden from payers (i.e. prior authorization, etc.) has an impact in their ability to operate a solo practice.

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