What Are the Hidden Costs of Prior Authorization in Medical Practices?

What this video covers

This video itemizes what prior authorization actually costs a practice beyond the obvious staffing hours. It walks through delayed visits, abandoned treatment plans, denial rework, and staff turnover, then shows how to measure the total in your own numbers. Built for administrators who suspect PA is costing more than the budget line shows.

• Lost visits, lost revenue. Every authorization stuck in pending status risks a cancelled procedure or a patient who simply goes elsewhere for care.
• Rework multiplies cost. A denied request must be researched, corrected, and resubmitted, often taking longer than the original submission did.
• Physician time drains. Peer-to-peer review calls pull clinicians out of exam rooms, which is the most expensive labor a practice has.
• Turnover is a PA cost. PA is repetitive, stressful work; when it burns out front-office staff, recruiting and retraining costs land on the practice.

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