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Breast cancer physician-scientist | Clinical computational oncology @OSUCCC_James | Vice Chair, @Alliance_org Breast Committee | #TNBC #bcsm | All views my own
Oct 11, 2019 8 tweets 2 min read
This is treatment for #MBC:
1) Patient with new metastatic disease. Evidence-based treatment recommended.
2) All documentation collected and submitted with with published evidence as part of Prior authorization.

Aggregate provider time: 35 min 3) Patient called insurance to expedite request. Told to have medical team call.
4) Team calls insurance. Insurance 'mis-coded' original treatment, thus cancelling. Need new submission.
5) New submission completed w all requested documentation

Aggregate provider time: 1hr 15 min