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Primary care news round-up (13th June to 19th June 2024)

Practice Index

This found that fewer than one quarter of practices felt optimistic about being able to deliver safe patient care this year; 51% said they were having to operate outside the boundaries of their clinical expertise. It shows that last year, just 35% of patients usually saw their preferred GP, compared with 50% in 2018.

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Automating Prior Authorizations: How AI Improves Patient Access to Medications

ACMA Blog

The goal of PAs is to ensure patients receive the most appropriate care for their medical needs in agreement with the most up-to-date medical evidence and guidelines 1. Prior authorizations can be very time-consuming, as they require documentation and paperwork from healthcare providers to show why the patient would need the treatment.

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Hospitals Suffer Decline in Consumer Satisfaction

Health Populi

While customer satisfaction with health insurance plans slightly increased between 2018 and 2019, patient satisfaction with hospitals fell in all three settings where care is delivered — inpatient, outpatient, and the emergency room, according to the 2018-2019 ACSI Finance, Insurance and Health Care Report.