Background: The prior authorization (PA) process for medications used by community providers requires modernization. Therefore, a deeper understanding of current state of PA from the community provider perspective is imperative to inform and modernize this managed care tool. Objectives: Objectives of ...
Presents a literature review on the impact of prior health insurance authorization of sibutramine on medical compliance for people trying to lose weight in the U.S. Determination of the amount of weight lost; Indication of more compliance among subjects who had prior authorization; Frequency of the...
The intent was to have a quick development and implementation and be able to check the solution effectiveness prior to develop a fully integrated system. Upon the implementation, a 6-month process monitoring and tracking period was initiated and none shortfalls were detected. Even though such ...
However, they did not feel comfortable for pharmacists to have the rights to prescribe or change their medications without the authorization of a physician and expressed that medication changes should only be made under the authority of the physician. On the other hand, healthcare providers ...
All errors detected during the audit will be corrected prior to database closure. Visual and computerized methods of data validation will be applied in order to ensure accurate, consistent, and reliable data for the subsequent statistical analysis. These procedures aim to detect out-of-range values...
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Prior authorization processQualitative analysisPrimary careBackground: The prior authorization (PA) process for medications used by community providers requires modernization. Therefore, a deeper understanding of current state of PA from the community provider perspective is imperative to inform and modernize...
prior authorization2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Background: Medication prior authorization (PA) is a commonly occurring requirement, particularly for medications used for rare conditions. Based on standard definitions, cancer and many blood disorders affecting children are rare. The study aims were to ...
Formulary management tools adopted by payers, specifically prior authorization (PA) policies, may lower the rates of opioid medication abuse and overdose. We compared rates of opioid abuse and overdose among enrollees in plans that varied in their use of PA from "High PA"(ie, required PA for ...