Leela Barham takes a look behind the schemes for patient access in England and puts the case for a review to bring them up to date, in the light of changes since they began in 2009. Patient Access ...

Munson Healthcare now has a new electronic software system in place, making it easier to access patient medical ...

California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and ...

And for over 40 products, having a Patient Access Scheme (PAS) in place has helped companies achieve that sometimes elusive 'yes'. NICE beginnings PAS in the UK can be traced all the way back to 2002.

All eyes on prior authorization and scheduling. RCM leaders are losing patience with barriers to patient access. When it comes to complex, expensive procedures, "medical necessity from a payer ...

The patient could try to bypass the insurer and access the drug at little or no cost through a patient assistance program hosted by the drug manufacturer. Almost all major pharmaceutical companies ...

Using self-reported data from 311 mental health care clinicians, the researchers identified clinicians’ firearm screening ...

In this blog, I’ll discuss how a new UK-wide cross-government working group, including industry trade bodies has been set up to improve patient access to innovative health technologies. The group will ...