Survey—How do Prior Authorizations Impact your Practice?
January 26, 2012 - By MSNVAMSNVA invites you to participate in this 5-minute survey on your experience with health insurer Prior Authorization (PA) for prescription drugs. This survey is open to physicians and their practice staff and will help us determine how we can best equip your practice to effectively address prior authorization and prior notification program issues.
Prior authorization is a common cost-containment and utilization review method used by health plans, insurers, and some public coverage programs. The practice of prior authorization, also called prior approval or preauthorization, requires a prescriber to obtain permission from the health plan or insurer to prescribe a medication before prescribing it. According to a recent national survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA), more than two-thirds of physicians report difficulty determining which drugs require preauthorization by insurers, and typically wait several days to receive preauthorization (one in ten wait more than a week).
Please take this important survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J325MZ2, to help us understanding how this practice is impacting Virginia physicians.
