Premiere Date: Monday, April 30, 2018
This activity offers CE credit for:
- Physicians (CME)
- Pharmacists (ACPE)
- Other
All other clinicians will receive a Certificate of Attendance stating this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Credit Expiration Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2020
Faculty
 | Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc Clinical Director, Section of Gastroenterology Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center Boston Medical Center Professor of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA |
 | Michele A. Rubin, APN, CNS, CGRN Associate Director, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center Director, Advanced Practice Nursing University of Chicago Medicine Chicago, IL |
 | Toni M. Zahorian, PharmD, BCACP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Ambulatory Care Center for Digestive Disorders Boston Medical Center Boston, MA |
Statement of Need
Payers block treatments for more than one-third of patients for their chronic disease. Practices without a sound appeals process can further increase treatment delays for individuals with moderate to severe IBD that need biologic therapy; therefore, it is important to develop an organized appeals process for prior authorizations that are inappropriately declined. A successful appeal is an exercise in organization. Often, denials are a result of clerical error, but other times, a broader appeal is needed to persuade the payer that the physician's recommendations are warranted. As with the PA process, the appeals process varies by payer, adding to the complexity and the need for a sound process and effective appeal templates.
In the third module of this CME Outfitters 3-part series on prior authorization strategies, expert faculty will focus on creating a structured appeals process for when their prior authorization request is declined. Have questions for our faculty? Use the comment box below the presentation. The faculty will be checking in to respond to learners!
We encourage learners to complete all 3 CME Snacks in this series to receive a Certificate of Excellence in Prior Authorization.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this CE activity, participants should be able to:
- Develop a process for an organized and clinically supported appeal for PAs that are inappropriately declined.
The following learning objectives pertain only to those requesting CNE or CPE credit:
- Describe a process for an organized and clinically supported appeal for PAs that are inappropriately declined.
Financial Support
Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Target Audience
Gastroenterologists, physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical assistants, and other healthcare professionals responsible for the prior authorization process.
Credit Information
CME Credit (Physicians):
CME Outfitters, LLC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
CME Outfitters designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CPE Credit (Pharmacists):
CME Outfitters, LLC, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 0.5 contact hours (0.05 CEUs) Universal Activity Number:
Enduring: 0376-0000-18-007-H01-P
Type: Knowledge-based
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Disclosure Declaration
It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and attempted to resolve any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentation.
Dr. Farraye reports that he is a consultant for Braintree Laboratories Inc.; Celgene Corporation; Ferring Pharmaceuticals; Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc; Pfizer Inc.; Protagonist Therapeutics Inc. (DSMB); Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. He is a stock shareholder (directly purchased) of Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dr. Rubin reports that she is on the advisory board for Pfizer Inc as a spokesperson for results of patient and GI survey only.
Dr. Zahorian has no disclosures to report.
Tony Graham, MD (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Michelle H. Lavigne, PA-C (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Mae Ochoa, Rph (peer reviewer) has no disclosures to report.
Jan Perez (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Sharon Tordoff (planning committee) has no disclosures to report.
Disclosures were obtained from the CME Outfitters, LLC staff. No disclosures to report.
Faculty of this CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty has been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices.
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