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Healthcare is broken. Electronic prior authorization might be the first step in fixing it.

Redox

A 2017 Government Accountability Report estimated that PA saved CMS nearly $2 billion between 2012 and 2017 on a series of demonstration projects in just 7 states. And, when we do, CAHQ estimates we can save $417 million every year, give providers time back, improve patient experiences, and probably save a fair share of lives.

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Review of Mobile Devices and Health by Ida Sim in the NEJM

mHealth Insight

Back in 2008 at 3GDoctor we started offering the ability for Patients to use their mobiles to provide their own history to Doctors prior to a documented video consult: [link]. “Digital Therapeutics and Diagnostics. That said, integration with the electronic health record (EHR) is currently extremely challenging and costly.