ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
ur opinion, haas the Massacchusetts man ndate for univversal health ccoverage reduced 1. In you uncom mpensated caare for emerggency patientts in your emeergency depaartment?
2. Has your overall co ompensation (in the past 2 2 years):
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results
ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
3. As a rresult of the M Massachusettts mandate, w would you sayy that the volume of emerrgency patients in your eemergency de epartment haas: 4. Has th he Massachusetts mandatte improved aaccess to timeely emergenccy departmen nt care for pattients who p previously DID D have accesss?
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results
ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
5. How h have the chan nges in Massaachusetts affeected boardin ng in your em mergency department?
6. Based d on what you u know aboutt emergency d departments, which one o of the followin ng is the greaatest challeenge that eme ergency depaartments in M Massachusettss face?
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results
ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
7. To meet the curre ent needs of tthe residents of Massachusetts, do you believe theree are:
8. Have you seen a sh hift in patientt acuity since the Massach husetts mandaate was impleemented?
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results
ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
ur opinion, in general, are you seeing m more patients this year beccause they aree unable to gget 9. In you access to a primaryy care physician?
10.
Are yo ou seeing few wer uninsured d patients since implementation of univversal health coverage?
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results
ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
ou concerned d the state wiill impose pro ograms that w will negativelyy affect access to emergen ncy care 11. Are yo in ord der to cover itts health caree benefit shorrtfall?
12. What other reform ms are needed d in your state (check all th hat apply)?
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results
ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
13. In you ur opinion, sh hould the Masssachusetts m mandate be a model for heealth care refform for the n nation? 14. On a sscale from 1 tto 10 (10 bein ng totally prepared and 1 b being totally unprepared),, do you thinkk your hospital is prepare ed to manage a surge of Sw wine flu patieents if the outtbreak this falll is severe?
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results
ACEP Masssachusetts Emergency Ph hysicians Survvey Results Presented d by: Americaan College of Emergency Physicians Online Survey: Septem mber 17, 2009 9 – September 21, 2009 Respondeents: 138 M Massachusettss Emergency P Physicians
15. Based d on your exp perience with universal heaalth care coveerage in Masssachusetts, sh hould the nattion strenggthen emerge ency departm ments (e.g., in ncrease emerggency resourcces to care fo or more patients) as part o of national he ealth care refo orm?
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ACEP Masssachusetts Em mergency Phyysicians Survvey Results