Comments on: Pre-authorizations http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/pre-authorizations.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Manalivehttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/pre-authorizations.html#comment-87490 Manalive Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:55:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/pre-authorizations.html#comment-87490 When insurance companies hassle me like this, I just tell the patient that they have bad insurance, and send them to an ER or to a specialist whose income better offsets the the administrative costs of pre-authorizations. The insurance companies wind up paying lots more -- not less. When insurance companies hassle me like this, I just tell the patient that they have bad insurance, and send them to an ER or to a specialist whose income better offsets the the administrative costs of pre-authorizations. The insurance companies wind up paying lots more — not less.

]]> By: Deron S.http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2008/10/pre-authorizations.html#comment-87488 Deron S. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:50:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2008/10/pre-authorizations.html#comment-87488 This is a complex issue because there are insurance companies creating all of these administrative hoops that physicians need to jump through, while at the same time physicians are practicing defensive medicine. You can't effectively address the one issue without addressing the other. It just shows why we need to get all players to the table to create a comprehensive solution that addresses the underlying problems, causing all of the associated symptoms to go away. No one ever said it would be easy! This is a complex issue because there are insurance companies creating all of these administrative hoops that physicians need to jump through, while at the same time physicians are practicing defensive medicine. You can’t effectively address the one issue without addressing the other. It just shows why we need to get all players to the table to create a comprehensive solution that addresses the underlying problems, causing all of the associated symptoms to go away. No one ever said it would be easy!

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