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JUNE 10, 2024

Centralized Pharmacy Technicians Streamline Prior Authorizations

By David Bronstein

Cone Health, a large regional health system in the Piedmont Triad area in North Carolina, had a problem. The health system lacked a standardized prior authorization process. 

“We knew this approach wasn’t working,” said Nick Gazda, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CSP, the director of pharmacy, oncology and infusion at Cone Health, which partners with more than 100 physician clinics in the area. “Gaining prescription approvals often fell to the originating