Providers and entrenched health IT interests are unlikely to be happy with the final iterations, which largely mirror the proposed versions. One win: The timeline to come into compliance has been pushed back.| Healthcare Dive
Regulators want payers to issue coverage decisions within 72 hours for urgent prior authorization requests — but the final turnaround time could be even shorter.| Healthcare Dive
Over a third of physicians said the requirements led to a serious adverse event for one of their patients, such as hospitalization, permanent impairment or death, the survey found.| Healthcare Dive
Provider groups applauded the move, but said they’d need to see how the requirements are rolled back before passing judgment on whether the step would ease documentation burdens on physicians.| Healthcare Dive
Both hospital and payer groups came out in support of the rule finalized Wednesday, finding common ground in the need to streamline prior authorization.| Healthcare Dive
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) affirms its commitment to advancing interoperability and improving prior authorization processes with the publication of the CMS Interoperability and Prior Authorization final rule (CMS-0057-F).| www.cms.gov