ELECTRONIC PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
Electronic Prior Authorization integrates directly with EHR and pharmacy software, enabling prescribers, specialty pharmacists and technicians to quickly and easily obtain prior authorizations so patients can start their medications sooner.
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
See the results of a Surescripts commissioned survey of 414 specialty pharmacists that uncovers the challenges and bright spots in their work to get critical medications to patients.
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Aurora Health Care Cuts Clinic Staff Overtime By More Than Half with Electronic Prior Authorization
Explore how a health system is reaping the benefits of Electronic Prior Authorization in this article and webinar.
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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.
69% of patients who get their medications report waiting two or more days for prescription approval, while many others abandon their prescriptions when faced with the prior authorization process.ii
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. Below is a partial list of EHRs that are already certified for Electronic Prior Authorization. Contact your vendor to request Electronic Prior Authorization.
- Aprima Medical Software
- Care360
- Cerner
- Compulink
- Connexin
- DigiDMS
- DrFirst
- DoseSpot
- eMedicalNotes
- Epic
- Evident
- Henry Schein Medical Systems
- InstantDx
- Insync Healthcare Solution
- MD Office Manager
- MDToolbox
- MedicalMine
- Modernizing Medicine
- MTBC
- Nemo Health
- NextGen Healthcare
- Office Ally
- Practice Fusion
- RxNT
- STI Computers
- Triarq Health
- Virence Health
