Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt: Regulatory Mandates for HIT and EHR Vendors Loom for Prior Authorization – Regulatory Talk Series

Healthcare IT Today December 9, 2024
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The following is a guest article by Nick Barger, PharmD, Vice President, Product at DrFirst. This article is the sixth in the Healthcare Regulatory Talk series.

Prior authorization (PA) is the poster child for administrative tasks that spawn inefficiencies in our healthcare system, impacting providers and patients alike. Clinicians and other staff lose hours every day to the mind-numbing task of deciphering submission requirements, filling out forms correctly, and tracking status. Patients know that whenever PA is required, delays will probably follow.

A recent study shows the impact, with 95% of physicians reporting that PA increases feelings of burnout and that 78% of patients are likely to give up on prescribed treatment because of approval delays. As the use of...

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