Your Care Is at Our Core
Physicians are compassionate healers and their patients’ biggest allies.
They persevered through years of medical school and residency to build
connections with patients and provide the highest quality of care.
However, all too often, physicians find themselves stuck between a desire
to connect with patients and a need to navigate seemingly endless red tape
and bureaucracy.
From insurer prior authorizations, payer reimbursements that don’t cover
the cost of care, or scope of practice issues that lead to patient
confusion as to the quality of care they’re receiving, physicians are
increasingly being asked to seek approval and to do more with less, and
then are often blamed for these intrusions into the patient-physician
relationship.
The best days for physicians come when they are close at hand with their
patients, facing challenges head on and providing support to patients in
their journey to health. Physicians’ worst days come when they spend
valuable time fighting with third parties to ensure patients can access
the care they need.
We all feel it—as patients when we are forced to call our insurance
companies to get basic procedures approved, and as doctors when we are
forced to prioritize a phone call with a bureaucrat about treatment
options.
We feel it as patients when we are rushed through an appointment or have
difficulty scheduling an appointment; as physicians, when we must limit
insurance acceptance when reimbursements do not cover the cost of care or
when we are told to fit more and more patients into our daily schedules.
The patient-doctor relationship is essential
Physicians and patients agree that the patient-doctor relationship is
essential to making the best health care decisions. They know that
establishing a meaningful relationship is necessary to building trust and
providing the most effective care and treatment. After all, physicians are
supporting their patients through some of the most vulnerable moments in
their lives.
Join us in pushing back against the bureaucratic red tape of health care
and advocating for what matters most: time for physicians to connect with
their patients.