LocumTenens.com Telehealth Program Director Jamie Threatt, DNP, was recently featured in a Medscape article examining how nurse practitioners are navigating growing prior authorization and coverage barriers that can delay patient care.
Threatt shared frontline insight into the administrative challenges faced by clinicians, as well as the impact of coverage hurdles on timely treatment decisions.
"On many days, prior authorization processes consumed multiple hours of my clinical day," Threatt said. "The downstream effects compound quickly: patient appointments get pushed, clinic days run long and documentation often gets completed after hours."
Read the full Medscape article to learn more about how NPs are addressing prior authorization challenges and advancing patient access to care.
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