Prior authorizations are among the most significant sources of administrative burden and associated costs in the healthcare industry. Physicians overwhelmingly agree, with 94% reporting delays in care and a third reporting a serious adverse event in a survey by the American Medical Association.
Despite the administrative burden of the prior authorization process, the strategy makes sense. Payers need a way to avoid inappropriate treatments and services to keep costs in line and ensure the right treatment, in the right setting, at the right time for optimal patient outcomes.
Moving from paper to digital can help improve communication and collaboration. An initiative by America’s Health Insurance Plans showed that electronic prior authorizations reduced the time from submitting a prior authorization and receiving a decision from the health plan by 69%.
Read the white paper to learn how digital prior authorizations can help reduce administrative waste and remove barriers to care.
