Healthcare Innovation June 19, 2024
An AMA survey of physicians finds massive frustration with prior authorization issues
A survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) finds physicians deeply frustrated by some of the prior authorization-related processes that they have to deal with on a day-to-day basis, with 24 percent reporting that prior authorization has led to a serious adverse event for a patient in their care, and with 93 percent of practicing physicians reporting that prior authorization has had a negative impact on patient clinical outcomes.
The results of the survey, entitled “2023 AMA Prior Authorization Physician Survey,” were released on June 18 in the form of a PDF report. The online survey was administered in December 2023, with 1,000 practicing physicians responding—60 percent...
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