August 13, 2024 – (First Report Managed Care) –

Each year the American Medical Association (AMA) surveys its membership to ascertain their feedback concerning prior authorizations (PAs) and the impact of this service on their practice. Reliably, AMA members say that PAs are disruptive to their practice, resulting in higher cost to the entire health care system as well as impact to patient care. Yet the insurance industry is at a crossroad as to where technology can provide immediacy to minimize the abrasion many practices endure daily. The key to this is how.

Article originally published in First Report Managed Care