ArticleJournal of genetic counseling2017
Development of a Streamlined Work Flow for Handling Patients' Genetic Testing Insurance Authorizations.
Article in Journal of genetic counseling, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Hard to Halt: Automation Bias in Agent-Driven Sequencing Prior Authorization Workflows.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Development and implementation of an electronic medical record module to track genetic testing results.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2021Article
- Genetic counseling in the context of Bangladesh: current scenario, challenges, and a framework for genetic service implementation.Orphanet journal of rare diseases · 2021Review
- Integrating fundamental cause theory and Bourdieu to explain pathways between socioeconomic status and health: the case of health insurance denials for genetic testing.Sociology of health & illness · 2021Article
- The composition and capacity of the clinical genetics workforce in high-income countries: a scoping review.Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics · 2020Article
- Understanding Implementation Challenges to Genetic Testing for Familial Hypercholesterolemia in the United States.Journal of personalized medicine · 2019Article
- Genesurance Counseling: Patient Perspectives.Journal of genetic counseling · 2018Article
- Head and neck paragangliomas: A two-decade institutional experience and algorithm for management.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2017Article
- The Genetics Journey: A Case Report of a Genetic Diagnosis Made 30 Years Later.Journal of genetic counseling · 2017Article
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Abstract
Obtaining genetic testing insurance authorizations for patients is a complex, time-involved process often requiring genetic counselor (GC) and physician involvement. In an effort to mitigate this complexity and meet the increasing number of genetic testing insurance authorization requests, GCs formed a novel partnership with an industrial engineer (IE) and a patient services associate (PSA) to develop a streamlined work flow. Eight genetics clinics and five specialty clinics at the University of Michigan were surveyed to obtain benchmarking data. Tasks needed for genetic testing insurance authorization were outlined and time-saving work flow changes were introduced including 1) creation of an Excel password-protected shared database between GCs and PSAs, used for initiating insurance authorization requests, tracking and follow-up 2) instituting the PSAs sending GCs a pre-clinic email noting each patients' genetic testing insurance coverage 3) inclusion of test medical necessity documentation in the clinic visit summary note instead of writing a separate insurance letter and 4) PSAs development of a manual with insurance providers and genetic testing laboratories information. These work flow changes made it more efficient to request and track genetic testing insurance authorizations for patients, enhanced GCs and PSAs communication, and reduced tasks done by clinicians.
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