Looking for Your Most Significant or Concerning Personal & Professional Challenges

Help MCMS Design Our Next Half-Day Seminar!

Please take two minutes to share your most significant challenges with MCMS. We will compile this information and offer sessions at the next half-day conference in response to the most significant challenges facing you and your colleagues.

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* 1. How significant are the following challenges to you and your medical practice this year?

List any other significant challenges that were not included in the list above:

	Significant Challenge or Concern	Moderate Challenge or Concern	Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	N/A
Negotiating with Third-Party Payors	Negotiating with Third-Party Payors Significant Challenge or Concern	Negotiating with Third-Party Payors Moderate Challenge or Concern	Negotiating with Third-Party Payors Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Negotiating with Third-Party Payors N/A
Physician/Practice Independence vs. Employment or Retirement	Physician/Practice Independence vs. Employment or Retirement Significant Challenge or Concern	Physician/Practice Independence vs. Employment or Retirement Moderate Challenge or Concern	Physician/Practice Independence vs. Employment or Retirement Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Physician/Practice Independence vs. Employment or Retirement N/A
Recruiting Qualified Staff	Recruiting Qualified Staff Significant Challenge or Concern	Recruiting Qualified Staff Moderate Challenge or Concern	Recruiting Qualified Staff Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Recruiting Qualified Staff N/A
Negotiating Leases for Office Space	Negotiating Leases for Office Space Significant Challenge or Concern	Negotiating Leases for Office Space Moderate Challenge or Concern	Negotiating Leases for Office Space Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Negotiating Leases for Office Space N/A
Maintenance of Certification	Maintenance of Certification Significant Challenge or Concern	Maintenance of Certification Moderate Challenge or Concern	Maintenance of Certification Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Maintenance of Certification N/A
Preparing for Reimbursement Models Which Place a Greater Share of Risk on the Practice	Preparing for Reimbursement Models Which Place a Greater Share of Risk on the Practice Significant Challenge or Concern	Preparing for Reimbursement Models Which Place a Greater Share of Risk on the Practice Moderate Challenge or Concern	Preparing for Reimbursement Models Which Place a Greater Share of Risk on the Practice Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Preparing for Reimbursement Models Which Place a Greater Share of Risk on the Practice N/A
Potential of Continuing Health System Reform	Potential of Continuing Health System Reform Significant Challenge or Concern	Potential of Continuing Health System Reform Moderate Challenge or Concern	Potential of Continuing Health System Reform Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Potential of Continuing Health System Reform N/A
Patients Dictating Healthcare & Patient Satisfaction	Patients Dictating Healthcare & Patient Satisfaction Significant Challenge or Concern	Patients Dictating Healthcare & Patient Satisfaction Moderate Challenge or Concern	Patients Dictating Healthcare & Patient Satisfaction Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Patients Dictating Healthcare & Patient Satisfaction N/A
Balancing Personal & Professional Responsibilities	Balancing Personal & Professional Responsibilities Significant Challenge or Concern	Balancing Personal & Professional Responsibilities Moderate Challenge or Concern	Balancing Personal & Professional Responsibilities Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Balancing Personal & Professional Responsibilities N/A
Legal Issues Surrounding Hiring & Firing of Employees	Legal Issues Surrounding Hiring & Firing of Employees Significant Challenge or Concern	Legal Issues Surrounding Hiring & Firing of Employees Moderate Challenge or Concern	Legal Issues Surrounding Hiring & Firing of Employees Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Legal Issues Surrounding Hiring & Firing of Employees N/A
Getting Paid (Prior authorizations, claim denials, ICD-10, etc.)	Getting Paid (Prior authorizations, claim denials, ICD-10, etc.) Significant Challenge or Concern	Getting Paid (Prior authorizations, claim denials, ICD-10, etc.) Moderate Challenge or Concern	Getting Paid (Prior authorizations, claim denials, ICD-10, etc.) Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Getting Paid (Prior authorizations, claim denials, ICD-10, etc.) N/A
Increasing Scope of Mid-Level Practitioners	Increasing Scope of Mid-Level Practitioners Significant Challenge or Concern	Increasing Scope of Mid-Level Practitioners Moderate Challenge or Concern	Increasing Scope of Mid-Level Practitioners Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Increasing Scope of Mid-Level Practitioners N/A
Collecting from Self-Pay, High Deductible Health Plan or Health Savings Account Patients	Collecting from Self-Pay, High Deductible Health Plan or Health Savings Account Patients Significant Challenge or Concern	Collecting from Self-Pay, High Deductible Health Plan or Health Savings Account Patients Moderate Challenge or Concern	Collecting from Self-Pay, High Deductible Health Plan or Health Savings Account Patients Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Collecting from Self-Pay, High Deductible Health Plan or Health Savings Account Patients N/A
Transition from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Payment or Pay for Performance	Transition from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Payment or Pay for Performance Significant Challenge or Concern	Transition from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Payment or Pay for Performance Moderate Challenge or Concern	Transition from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Payment or Pay for Performance Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Transition from Fee-for-Service to Value-Based Payment or Pay for Performance N/A
Dealing with Rising Practice Operating Expenses	Dealing with Rising Practice Operating Expenses Significant Challenge or Concern	Dealing with Rising Practice Operating Expenses Moderate Challenge or Concern	Dealing with Rising Practice Operating Expenses Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Dealing with Rising Practice Operating Expenses N/A
Technology Burdens, including Electronic Health Records & Interoperability Issues	Technology Burdens, including Electronic Health Records & Interoperability Issues Significant Challenge or Concern	Technology Burdens, including Electronic Health Records & Interoperability Issues Moderate Challenge or Concern	Technology Burdens, including Electronic Health Records & Interoperability Issues Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Technology Burdens, including Electronic Health Records & Interoperability Issues N/A
Avoiding Practice & Professional Liability	Avoiding Practice & Professional Liability Significant Challenge or Concern	Avoiding Practice & Professional Liability Moderate Challenge or Concern	Avoiding Practice & Professional Liability Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Avoiding Practice & Professional Liability N/A
Personal Financial Security - Declining Incomes	Personal Financial Security - Declining Incomes Significant Challenge or Concern	Personal Financial Security - Declining Incomes Moderate Challenge or Concern	Personal Financial Security - Declining Incomes Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Personal Financial Security - Declining Incomes N/A
Recruiting Physicians	Recruiting Physicians Significant Challenge or Concern	Recruiting Physicians Moderate Challenge or Concern	Recruiting Physicians Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Recruiting Physicians N/A
Payors Dictating Healthcare	Payors Dictating Healthcare Significant Challenge or Concern	Payors Dictating Healthcare Moderate Challenge or Concern	Payors Dictating Healthcare Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Payors Dictating Healthcare N/A
Training, Managing & Retaining Quality Staff	Training, Managing & Retaining Quality Staff Significant Challenge or Concern	Training, Managing & Retaining Quality Staff Moderate Challenge or Concern	Training, Managing & Retaining Quality Staff Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Training, Managing & Retaining Quality Staff N/A
Patient Compliance	Patient Compliance Significant Challenge or Concern	Patient Compliance Moderate Challenge or Concern	Patient Compliance Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Patient Compliance N/A
Preparing for Retirement	Preparing for Retirement Significant Challenge or Concern	Preparing for Retirement Moderate Challenge or Concern	Preparing for Retirement Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Preparing for Retirement N/A
Compliance with Increasing Regulations (HIPAA, OSHA, translator requirements, etc.)	Compliance with Increasing Regulations (HIPAA, OSHA, translator requirements, etc.) Significant Challenge or Concern	Compliance with Increasing Regulations (HIPAA, OSHA, translator requirements, etc.) Moderate Challenge or Concern	Compliance with Increasing Regulations (HIPAA, OSHA, translator requirements, etc.) Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Compliance with Increasing Regulations (HIPAA, OSHA, translator requirements, etc.) N/A
Managing Practice Finances - Increasing Operational Expenses & Decreasing Third-Party Payments	Managing Practice Finances - Increasing Operational Expenses & Decreasing Third-Party Payments Significant Challenge or Concern	Managing Practice Finances - Increasing Operational Expenses & Decreasing Third-Party Payments Moderate Challenge or Concern	Managing Practice Finances - Increasing Operational Expenses & Decreasing Third-Party Payments Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Managing Practice Finances - Increasing Operational Expenses & Decreasing Third-Party Payments N/A
Lack of Physician Engagement in Employed Settings	Lack of Physician Engagement in Employed Settings Significant Challenge or Concern	Lack of Physician Engagement in Employed Settings Moderate Challenge or Concern	Lack of Physician Engagement in Employed Settings Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Lack of Physician Engagement in Employed Settings N/A
Developing an Effective Employee Policy Manual & Implementing Policies Fairly	Developing an Effective Employee Policy Manual & Implementing Policies Fairly Significant Challenge or Concern	Developing an Effective Employee Policy Manual & Implementing Policies Fairly Moderate Challenge or Concern	Developing an Effective Employee Policy Manual & Implementing Policies Fairly Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Developing an Effective Employee Policy Manual & Implementing Policies Fairly N/A
Staying Motivated to Practice Medicine - Professional Burnout	Staying Motivated to Practice Medicine - Professional Burnout Significant Challenge or Concern	Staying Motivated to Practice Medicine - Professional Burnout Moderate Challenge or Concern	Staying Motivated to Practice Medicine - Professional Burnout Not a Significant Challenge or Concern	Staying Motivated to Practice Medicine - Professional Burnout N/A

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* 1. How significant are the following challenges to you and your medical practice this year?

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* 2. Please note any potential speakers and their organizations for sessions which may address the most significant challenges you noted above: