Healthcare Finance News June 20, 2024
PA is also leading to unnecessary spending and unnecessary hospital stays, according to the AMA survey.
The prior authorization process continues to have a “devastating” effect on patient outcomes, physician burnout and employee productivity, according to a new physician survey from the American Medical Association.
In addition to negatively impacting care delivery and frustrating physicians, PA is also leading to unnecessary spending in the form of additional office visits, unanticipated hospital stays and patients regularly paying out-of-pocket for care, results showed.
In the AMA’s annual survey of 1,000 practicing physicians, 94% reported that PA resulted in delays to care, while 78% reported that it can sometimes lead to the abandonment of treatment altogether.
More than one in three physicians said...
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