Tag: Special Open Door Forum
CMS dishes on new prior auth proposal
June 20, 2014Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON - CMS officials last week acknowledged that some providers feel “angst” about prior authorizations (PAs), but they say, given a chance, the process will prove beneficial.“We know there is some level of angst out there about this new process,” said Connie Leonard, acting deputy director of the Provider Compliance Group, during a Special Open Door Forum June 17. “That's understandable.”CMS scheduled the call to provide information “on all of the...