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2021 National Survey on Prior Authorization Burden and Its Impact on Gastroenterology Practice

Prior authorizations (PAs) are intended to control prescription drug expenditures. METHODS: One hundred fifty-six physician and advanced practice provider members of the American College of Gastroenterology completed a national survey to assess PA burden and impact. RESULTS: One-half of PA requests...

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Autores principales: Shah, Eric D., Amann, Stephen T., Hobley, James, Islam, Sameer, Taunk, Raja, Wilson, Louis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9060934/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35296630
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000001728
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Sumario:Prior authorizations (PAs) are intended to control prescription drug expenditures. METHODS: One hundred fifty-six physician and advanced practice provider members of the American College of Gastroenterology completed a national survey to assess PA burden and impact. RESULTS: One-half of PA requests relate to prescription refills. Greater than 50% of the respondents choose inferior treatments at least weekly because of perceived PA burden for preferred agents. One-half of the respondents reported a patient who experienced serious adverse events due to PA-related care delays. DISCUSSION: PA is an administrative burden that exhausts practice resources and may have a negative impact on patient care.