Becker's Healthcare March 23, 2022
The American Hospital Association said it supports standardizing electronic prior authorization processes, but urged the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology to test the program before any regulatory action is taken.
Standardized use has the potential to save patients, providers and utilization review entities significant time and resources and can speed up the care delivery process, AHA said in a March 18 letter to ONC. A judicious approach is needed to ensure that it does not place undue burden on healthcare payment processes, however.
“Any substantial change in the technology and/or standards used in healthcare information exchange should be sufficiently tested to ensure functionality, analyzed to establish...
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