Source: Getty Images An intervention reduced prior authorization delays or denials, the time needed for treatment plan completion, and the time until prior authorization was completed. An intervention ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Radiation oncologists reported prior authorization has caused adverse events and deaths. A significant number of ...

Prior authorization may cause treatment delays for patients, prompt physicians to choose less optimal treatments, cause patients to abandon treatments, and result in adverse events and sometimes death ...

ARLINGTON, Va., October 25, 2021 — The time required to secure prior authorization approvals for radiation therapy treatments equates to a financial impact of more than $40 million annually for ...

Prior authorization (PA) imposes significant time burdens on radiation oncology practices, but its financial impact has not been characterized. We used time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) to ...

Restrictive prior authorization practices cause unnecessary delays and interference in care decisions for cancer patients, according to a new survey of nearly 700 radiation oncologists -- physicians ...

Today's evolving health care landscape has created a challenging environment for radiation oncologists—one that makes revenue streams unpredictable and increases the administrative hassle associated ...

Evernorth, the health services arm of Cigna, and Varian, part of Siemens Healthineers, are partnering to improve data standardization and interoperability in oncology using Health Level Seven ...

HOUSTON, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- US Oncology, Inc. is launching Oncology Reimbursement Solutions (ORS), an oncology-focused billing and reimbursement service designed to increase operational efficiency ...