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AAHKS HHS Physician Reporting Burdens Survey
Pre-authorization
1.
Is obtaining pre-authorization for surgery/procedures:
No burden (loss of staff and physician time)
Slight burden
Moderate burden
Severe burden
2.
Is obtaining pre-authorization for radiology:
No burden (loss of staff and physician time)
Slight burden
Moderate burden
Severe burden
3.
Is it your professional opinion that the criteria being used to justify surgery/procedures are?
Reasonable and well supported by literature
Slightly questionable
Mostly unsupportable
Without realistic merit that interferes with physician-patient decision making
4.
Is the need to pursue peer to peer authorization:
Rare and readily obtained
Common and readily obtained
Common and difficult to arrange, but with usually positive outcomes
Common, difficult to arrange, and met with usually negative outcomes
5.
Are you familiar with the CMS plan to require compliance with Appropriate Use Criteria?
Yes
Somewhat
Not at all
6.
Pre-authorization and appropriate use criteria issues are:
Low priority to discuss with CMS
Intermediate priority
High priority
7.
Please make other suggestions regarding authorization issues or burdens, including suggested solutions:
3 / 4
75%
