According to the results of an American Medical Association survey, more than 90% of physicians surveyed stated prior authorization has a significant or somewhat negative clinical impact on patient care. Twenty-eight percent responded that prior authorization “led to a serious adverse event such...
"In some measure it's a reflection of the dysfunction of the agency, because I don't think they are stonewalling us on some specific requests. They may just not have documentation of stuff that you would expect a government agency that's running hospitals to have at its fingertips."
While the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) is the most prevalent certifying body, recent developments in physician certification have increased interest in other available options. This summary points out some of the aforementioned developments, the latest certifying entity to arrive...