Roy,
Question: You mention getting paid for the prior auth work. Just what are you doing? Requiring an extra office visit for the prior auth or have you found a loophole that allows us to charge for these managed care pains in the bootie busy work??? Love to know what you know.
The ones I hate the most are the prior auth referals that the patients, usually mom's asking for kids, want to get without a real office visit or having our doc in the loop. I had this one mom threatening to leave the practice (I wish she did with her attitude) because she wanted to send her daughter to derm and need a prior auth. Didn't you all know; you went to med school to be a monkey with a rubber stamp. Cha Ching! Have a great weekend all...
Paul
