The report collected data from Medical Economics‘ physician audience on salary, productivity and more.
Here is how much time physicians spent on prior authorizations per week from 2020 to 2022:
More than 20 hours
2020: 15 percent
2021: 16 percent
2022: 17 percent
Sixteen to 20 hours
2020: 10 percent
2021: 8 percent
2022: 9 percent
Ten to 15 hours
2020: 23 percent
2021: 20 percent
2022: 26 percent
One to nine hours
2020: 43 percent
2021: 44 percent
2022: 39 percent
Zero hours
2020: 9 percent
2021: 12 percent
2022: 9 percent
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