March 23, 2022: MGMA submits comments to ONC on electronic prior authorization standards, implementation, and certification criteria

March 23, 2022 

National Coordinator Micky Tripathi
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Mary E. Switzer Building
330 C. St SW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20024

RE: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Request for Information (RFI): Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria

Dear National Coordinator Tripathi:

On behalf of our member medical group practices, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) appreciates the opportunity to submit the following response to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Request for Information (RFI): Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria.

With a membership of more than 60,000 medical practice administrators, executives, and leaders, MGMA represents more than 15,000 medical groups in which more than 350,000 physicians practice. These groups range from small private practices in rural areas to large regional and national health systems and cover the full spectrum of physician specialties and organizational forms.

 

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