Healthcare Staffing Report: Nov. 26, 2013

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Doctors say ACA to have negative impact on compensation

A new survey by Jackson & Coker found that 71 percent of physicians believe the Affordable Care Act will impact compensation negatively. The survey included responses from 3,972 practicing physicians.

The survey also found that 61 percent believe the ACA will negatively impact workload, 60 percent believe it will negatively impact quality of patient care, 57 percent believe it will negatively impact decision-making ability and 51 percent believe it would negatively impact patient access to healthcare.

Jackson & Coker is a locum tenens and physician permanent placement staffing firm. It is part of Jackson Healthcare.