In the last post in this series, we reported on a pledge taken earlier this year by several payer and provider organizations aimed at improving the prior authorization process. Another, similar effort is under way from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). It began with a resolution in S...

Study Shows That After EHR, Preauthorizations are The Next Factor in Physician Churn   There’s been a great deal of talk in recent years about physician burnout and dissatisfaction. Asked what they’d most like to change, virtually all talk about not being able to spend enough time with pati...