title: Placing Bundled Payments in Perspective: A Survey of the New England Ophthalmological Society.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine ophthalmologists' views on the Medicare bundled payment model for specialty physicians in the outpatient setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  The New England Ophthalmology Society (NEOS) was emailed an anonymous survey. Views of bundled payments and demographic characteristics were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of responding members, 72% (115/160) strongly opposed bundled payments; 68% (108/160) believed bundled payments will lead to financial losses, and the majority did not support including costs of prescription drugs (69%, 109/159) or preoperative (77%, 123/159) or postoperative complications (59%, 94/159) in the bundle. Respondents who held office in a medical society, were in private practice, solely billed for income, and had mostly conservative political views were significantly more likely to oppose bundling.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of NEOS ophthalmologists were opposed to bundled payments. Personal beliefs and practice type may influence the level of ophthalmologist support of bundled payments.
authors.affiliation: medical student at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Rachel V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Thakore
authors.affiliation: Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Chief of Ophthalmology at the Providence VA Medical Center.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.affiliation: Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health of Brown University and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and practices at the Rhode Island Eye Institute.
authors.forename: Elliot M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D009511:New England; D009885:Ophthalmology; D010820:Physicians; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Medicare; bundled payments; ophthalmology