Physician Paperwork Survey / Sondage pour les médecins sur la paperasserie

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* 1. Do you operate a full-time or part-time practice?

Full-time

Part-time

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* 2. How many hours per week do you spend on paperwork for insurance companies or government?

1- 2 hours

3-4 hours

5-6 hours

7-8 hours

9-10 hours

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Do you feel that these forms of paperwork are a burden on your practice?

Yes

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* 4. How concerned are you about:

	Not concerned at all	Somewhat concerned	Extremely concerned
The COST of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc?	The COST of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc? Not concerned at all	The COST of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc? Somewhat concerned	The COST of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc? Extremely concerned
The WORKLOAD of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc?	The WORKLOAD of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc? Not concerned at all	The WORKLOAD of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc? Somewhat concerned	The WORKLOAD of doing paperwork for government, insurance companies, WorkSafeNB, etc? Extremely concerned

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* 5. How helpful do you feel the following would be for easing the paperwork burden?

	Neutral	Not helpful at all	Somewhat helpful	Extremely helpful
Electronic Medical Records (EMR)	Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Neutral	Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Not helpful at all	Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Somewhat helpful	Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Extremely helpful
Standard, physician approved forms for government departments, insurance companies, etc.	Standard, physician approved forms for government departments, insurance companies, etc. Neutral	Standard, physician approved forms for government departments, insurance companies, etc. Not helpful at all	Standard, physician approved forms for government departments, insurance companies, etc. Somewhat helpful	Standard, physician approved forms for government departments, insurance companies, etc. Extremely helpful
Medical Transcriptionists (Scribes)	Medical Transcriptionists (Scribes) Neutral	Medical Transcriptionists (Scribes) Not helpful at all	Medical Transcriptionists (Scribes) Somewhat helpful	Medical Transcriptionists (Scribes) Extremely helpful

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* 6. Are you presently using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to assist with completing forms?

Yes

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* 7. Do EMRs speed up the process of filling out paperwork?

Yes

I do not use an EMR system

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* 8. Rank the following organizations in order from one to six (1 lowest, 6 highest) for the volume of paperwork.

Department of Health (provincial government)

Regional Health Authorities (provincial government)

Department of Social Development (provincial government)

Worksafe NB

Private insurance companies

Government of Canada

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* 9. Are there other organizations creating a paperwork burden for your practice?

Yes (please specify):

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* 10. Do you charge patients for filling out paperwork?

Yes

Sometimes (please specify):

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* 11. If so, what do you charge per form?

Under $50

Between $50 and $100

Between $100 and $150

I do not charge patients for paperwork

Other (please specify):

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* 12. Should fees for paperwork be a negotiating priority for the NBMS when it negotiates the next fee-for-service physician contract with government?

Yes

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* 1. Do you operate a full-time or part-time practice?

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* 2. How many hours per week do you spend on paperwork for insurance companies or government?

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* 3. Do you feel that these forms of paperwork are a burden on your practice?

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* 4. How concerned are you about:

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* 5. How helpful do you feel the following would be for easing the paperwork burden?

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* 6. Are you presently using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) to assist with completing forms?

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* 7. Do EMRs speed up the process of filling out paperwork?

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* 8. Rank the following organizations in order from one to six (1 lowest, 6 highest) for the volume of paperwork.

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* 9. Are there other organizations creating a paperwork burden for your practice?

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* 10. Do you charge patients for filling out paperwork?

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* 11. If so, what do you charge per form?

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* 12. Should fees for paperwork be a negotiating priority for the NBMS when it negotiates the next fee-for-service physician contract with government?

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* 13. What suggestions do you have to reduce the amount of paperwork physicians are required to complete?