Health systems join payers as early adopters of electronic prior authorization

Meaningful progress requires alignment across providers, payers, EHR developers and others, not isolated adoption, CMS said. Providers AtlantiCare, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Cleveland Clinic, Froedtert ThedaCare, Ochsner Health, Providence, Rush University System for Health, Sanford Health and Tennessee Oncology have joined payers as early adopters of the Electronic Prior Authorization Acceleration initiative by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service. The health systems are joining health plans that have already signed on. The insurers include Aetna, Blue Shield of California, Cambia Health Solutions, Cigna, Elevance Health, Highmark Blue Shield, Horizon Blue Cross of Blue Shield of New Jersey, Humana and…

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