The prior authorizationprocess has always been tedium and a time consuming task. Though theauthorization process was intended to cost control for the prescribed drugs and ensure the appropriate medication according to the patient need; today more than 78% of healthcare practices are aggravated with the process of the pre authorization workflow that is involved.
According toa recent survey by Surescripts, physicians have a complaint of being frustratedwith the prior authorization or pre authorization workflow. As the process ended up requiring to spend more time and shifting attention from patient care. In fact, the survey further stated:
- 80% of respondents commented that the prior authorization process or workflow demands extra work, rework and long hours of follow-up
- 30% of incoming calls they get are from patients looking for their prescriptions.
- On average, physicians and support staff end up spending more than five to eight hours a week on activities related particularly to the prior authorization processing.
- 64% stated EHR vendors should provide the functionality to help alleviate the pain points in prior authorization workflows.
With the waiting periodof two to three days, the prior authorization process delays further affectboth physicians' and patients’ mental and physical health; which is why you need an expert handling your prior authorization process.
Sunknowledge thepowerhouse for orthotics and prosthetics prior authorization :
Coveringall the prosthetics and orthotics prior authorization initiation, approval andfollow-up Sunknowledge Services Inc helps you focus on patient care management. With more than 15+ years of experience in offering customized billing, pre authorization and collection solution, we today have a clientele list with excellent industry references from some of the leading names in the industry. In fact, we are the only RCM solution ensuring 100% timely prior authorization submission on the same day. Increasingyour authorization rate further by 1-5 – 2x; we additional help you by reducingyour operational cost as well, which is also one of the concern due to therising healthcare cost.
So if you are looking for a way out to fix all your orthotics and prostheticsprior authorization complications, Sunknowledge, an RCM that implements superior solutions.
