Fierce Healthcare March 9, 2023
The Biden administration “is very committed” to streamlining the prior authorization process and other policy moves that can help tackle skyrocketing burnout rates among clinicians, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., said Thursday. (Piotrekswat/Getty Images)
Eliminating “bureaucratic” requirements such as prior authorization or other workflow tasks that keep providers from caring for patients will go a long way toward addressing the nationwide crisis of clinician burnout, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., said Thursday.
“To be denied the care, often time-sensitive care, that a patient needs because of a bureaucratic process that often feels like it’s set up to inhibit care and prevent expenditures rather than improve quality of care—that hurts patients and doctors,” Murthy said during a one-on-one...
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