AAHKS HHS Physician Reporting Burdens Survey

Pre-authorization

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* 1. Is obtaining pre-authorization for surgery/procedures:

No burden (loss of staff and physician time)

Slight burden

Moderate burden

Severe burden

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* 2. Is obtaining pre-authorization for radiology:

No burden (loss of staff and physician time)

Slight burden

Moderate burden

Severe burden

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* 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

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* 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

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* 5. Are you familiar with the CMS plan to require compliance with Appropriate Use Criteria?

Yes

Somewhat

Not at all

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* 6. Pre-authorization and appropriate use criteria issues are:

Low priority to discuss with CMS

Intermediate priority

High priority

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* 7. Please make other suggestions regarding authorization issues or burdens, including suggested solutions:

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