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|Videos|April 26, 2022
The burden of prior authorizations
Author(s)Keith A. Reynolds
Prior authorizations continue to top the list of annoyances for physicians.
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Anders Gilberg, senior vice president of government affairs for MGMA, joins us to discuss the impact of prior authorizations on practices.
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