Activity ID
11159Expires
March 30, 2027Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.25Fee
$30CME Provider: American Medical Association
Description of CME Course
Prior authorization (PA) is a growing administrative burden for physicians and their staff. Moreover, PA can lead to care delays, treatment abandonment, and negative clinical outcomes for patients. Current manual submission processes are time consuming and present an opportunity for greater automation through electronic prior authorization (ePA). This 10-minute video series outlines the burdens associated with current manual PA processes, describes how pharmacy ePA can help improve PA processing times, and explains how physicians can implement ePA in their practices. After watching this video series, physicians and their staff should feel comfortable contacting electronic health record (EHR) vendors about ePA and asking to have it installed in their practices.
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Educational Objectives
1. List problems associated with the current prior authorization (PA) process
2. Identify who is burdened by the current PA process
3. Describe how pharmacy electronic prior authorization (ePA) is different from current PA processes
4. Identify at least three advantages of ePA over the current PA process 5. Describe how to get started with ePA
Keywords
Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment
Competencies
Medical Knowledge
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2018.0080
