Last summer, major payers committed to pare back onerous prior authorization policies, to the skepticism of providers. Now, ...

But making sense of the numbers isn't easy, experts say ...

Each prior auth transaction costs practices between $20 and $30 ...

Ask a provider what’s causing tension in their relationship with insurers and many will point to prior authorization, arguing that the practice creates administrative burdens and delays in patient ...

Many private health insurers require medical providers to get approval before administering treatment, sometimes resulting in delayed or denied care for patients. Now, that tactic, known as prior ...

If there’s one thing healthcare providers can agree on, it’s that prior authorization management is a heavy administrative burden and only growing heavier. Decades ago, it was created to ensure care ...

The need to fix healthcare’s antiquated prior authorization (PA) process remains a hot-button issue in the industry, garnering policy attention and spurring the development of myriad technology ...

The push toward healthcare interoperability and electronic prior authorization is meant to ultimately benefit patients and providers. However, providers will have to navigate these changes and ...

When Paula Chestnut needed hip replacement surgery last year, a pre-operative X-ray found irregularities in her chest. As a smoker for 40 years, Chestnut was at high risk for lung cancer. A specialist ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Last December, a young patient was admitted to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, after several medications had failed to quell the child’s ...

Prior authorization companies are moving into ambient listening, while ambient listening companies are expanding into prior authorization — a trend underscored by yet another partnership bridging the ...