Obtaining prior authorization for prescription medications is a time-consuming process for prescribers, patients and pharmacists that currently requires phone calls, faxes and hard-copy request forms.

On the backend, the pilot uses functionality built by Surescripts as part of the 2006 ePA program to transmit ePA requests between the provider and the CVS Caremark prior authorization team.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark announced on Monday that it will be launching a pilot of a real-time, integrated electronic prior authorization capability, available to its PBM clients, to help ...

The ePA pilot will be available to CVS Caremark Pharmacy Benefit Management clients. The pilot will enable prescribers that use a variety of available e-prescribing and electronic health record ...

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Additionally, to maintain member access and help prevent potential gaps in therapy, CVS Caremark is extending many clinical prior authorization records – set to expire between March 23 and June 30 – ...