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How the administrative burden of prior authorization puts patients at risk with Fumiko Chino, MD
FromAMA Update
How the administrative burden of prior authorization puts patients at risk with Fumiko Chino, MD
FromAMA Update
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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
The very real—and potentially deadly—consequences of prior authorization on patients. Fumiko Chino, MD, a radiation oncologist, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, joins to break down the impact of prior authorization on cancer care patients. Dr. Chino shares harrowing stories of her own and the findings of her new study in JAMA, “The Patient Experience of Prior Authorization for Cancer Care.” American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
? Read "The Patient Experience of Prior Authorization for Cancer Care" on JAMA Network Open, here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810824
? Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://fixpriorauth.org/
? Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan
?️ Stay up to date on the AMA's advocacy efforts to fix prior authorization: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/advocacy-action-fixing-prior-authorization
? The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew
? Read "The Patient Experience of Prior Authorization for Cancer Care" on JAMA Network Open, here: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810824
? Get involved! Patients and physicians can share prior authorization stories at: https://fixpriorauth.org/
? Learn more about the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians: https://bit.ly/AMA_RecoveryPlan
?️ Stay up to date on the AMA's advocacy efforts to fix prior authorization: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/prior-authorization/advocacy-action-fixing-prior-authorization
? The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew
Released:
Jan 2, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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