Utilization Management

Why Do Health Insurers Require Prior Authorization?

February 9, 2021 / admin / Articles, Healthcare, Medical Billing, Medical Credentialing, Medicare, Prior Authorization, Prior Authorization Process, Revenue, Revenue Cycle, Revenue Cycle Management, Utilization Management

Female Mulatto Doctor Prior Authorization

“This procedure will require prior authorization.” Words that no patient or healthcare provider wants to hear when they are ready to proceed with a doctor-approved procedure for a medical matter. However, it’s one of the utilization management tools that insurance companies have fostered to decide if specific prescribed procedures, services and medications are medically required […]

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