“A lot of medicine that you do in person is very provider-centric in the sense that you tend to just walk from room to room and see patients, whereas with virtual care, you need to change the workflow a little bit,” says Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS.
Many non–reimbursement-related barriers remain in successfully implementing telemedicine in a practice, according to Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS. Ellimoottil is Assistant Professor of Urology and Director of the University of Michigan’s Telehealth Research Incubator.
Potential code for prior authorizations on AMA CPT Editorial Panel meeting agenda
March 28th 2024"Good public and economic policy must align costs, benefits, and incentives; currently, all costs are incurred by physician practices, and all financial savings and benefits from prior authorization accrue to health insurance plans, leading to perverse incentives,” says Alex Shteynshlyuger, MD.