Tag: Patient access API

Interoperability-and-Prior-Authorization

CMS released the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule

CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule: On January 17, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F). The final rule aims to reduce the burden on patients, providers, and payers by consolidating the authorization process and moving the industry electronically. Affected payers must […]
Prior Authorization Transformation

How Prior Authorization Transformation Benefits Patients, Providers and  Payers

Prior authorization transformation of consent is a source of worry and concern for everyone involved: patients, members, providers, and payers. What was needed was a structure to coordinate all stakeholders and organize the program. In January 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized requirements to expedite the authorization process; this requirement will […]