Year: 2015
Resolution Number: 42
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status:
Author(s): Karol Zakalik, MD
Sponsor: Karol Zakalik, MD
On behalf of:
Committee: A (Medical Care Delivery)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with insurers to minimize the amount of processing time that is required of physicians and their staff related to the preauthorization of tests, treatments, and procedures; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS advocate with third-party payers that physicians be reimbursed for time spent defending orders for tests, treatments, and procedures that are ultimately approved by third-party payers.
RESOLVED: That MSMS work with insurers to minimize the amount of processing time that is required of physicians and their staff related to the preauthorization of tests, treatments, and procedures; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That MSMS advocate with third-party payers that physicians be reimbursed for time spent defending orders for tests, treatments, and procedures that are ultimately approved by third-party payers.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Conflicts with Third Party Payers when Ordering Diagnostic Tests
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