Unless the service is delivered in an emergency setting, all hospital-based services – both inpatient and outpatient – require prior authorization. All outpatient hospital-based requests of service, and even elective inpatient admissions, require hospital prior authorization.
In the present day, finding resources is becoming a huge challenge for many hospitals and health systems. Document filing, following up with the payers, and creating a process that quickens the process of prior approval are difficult and time-consuming.
Physician and patient wait times increase while the provider loses out on precious time. After the pandemic, healthcare workers have either switched jobs or are under huge stress. Reallocation of the resources to look at important jobs like patient care still looks far-fetched for many hospitals.
Outpatient Procedures That Need Prior Authorization
- Cosmetic or reconstructive surgery and other procedures
- Pulmonary rehabilitation and outpatient cardiac treatment
- Home healthcare services: agency visits, sleep studies, hospice care excluding home visits that are billed as an E&M service.
- Ambulatory surgery center based infusion services as well as associated medications
- Genetic testing and elective transportation services
- Durable Medical Equipment services
- Stem cell and organ transplant procedures
- Mental & behavioral health treatment
- Radiology services
- GI medication
- Pharmacy
- Injectable medication
It is quite evident that as a hospital managing your patients and prioritizing a better practice management effort is a challenge. Moreover, the lack of expert resources is a huge setback for healthcare providers at present.
Rising operational costs, pending backlogs, and denials are posing a serious threat to many. The need of the hour is to find someone consistent and trustworthy, a partner that can deliver the right support in your hospital prior authorization process.
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Absence of visibility in the Authorization Process
Higher
Employee Workload
Lack of
Patient Focus
With an extensive understanding of individual payer requirements, our team completes all the functions by:
Verifying eligibility
Initiating authorization
Following up on the request
Obtaining and acknowledging authorization
Scheduling the procedure
We ensure
100% PA submission on the same day itself
99% accuracy
Assisting you schedule procedures within 48 hours
Saving your practice time and money
Redeploying your resources to core functions of patient care
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