Prior authorization has long been one of the most frustrating challenges in outpatient surgery. For ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), where speed and access are supposed to be big advantages, prior authorization often feels like the opposite, sources told ASC News. And even with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and major payers promising change, ASC leaders and technology vendors say the problem is still very much there. “Prior authorizations have been the bane … [Read more...]