Electronic Prior Authorization
Electronic Prior Authorization lets healthcare teams easily obtain prior authorizations in real time at the point of care through a fully integrated solution.
Reduces administrative burdens and boosts patient satisfaction
See how health systems and technology vendors can help prescribers automatically identify and quickly process prior authorizations at the point of care to improve efficiency and patient care.
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Increases efficiency and
speeds time to therapy
See how pharmacies can help specialty pharmacists and technicians execute prior authorizations in their pharmacy management system to save time, reduce hassles and get patients on medications faster.
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Pharmacist perspectives on the specialty fulfillment process
Surescripts commissioned a survey of 414 specialty pharmacists to understand the challenges and bright spots in their work getting critical medications to patients.
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FAQ
Yes, Electronic Prior Authorization is connected to health plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to ensure that clinicians get real-time approval or denial decisions within the EHR, often seconds after submitting a completed question set.
A survey of U.S. physicians found that 94% say the prior authorization process delays care for at least some of their patients. By reducing manual work and wait time, Electronic Prior Authorization can dramatically reduce these delays.1
No, Electronic Prior Authorization is fully integrated into the EHR workflow, allowing the automatic transmission of all patient and provider demographic and medication information to the correct payer, at the touch of a button, without extra work for the clinician.
No, Electronic Prior Authorization is completely integrated within the EHR workflow and does not require physicians to leave the familiar context of their EHR to answer prior authorization questions.
Electronic Prior Authorization is already available in many of the top EHRs with more adopting the capability all the time. Visit this page to see if your EHR is one of them. Contact your vendor to request Electronic Prior Authorization.
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- American Medical Association, “2020 AMA prior authorization (PA) physician survey,” April 2021