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WellPoint uses Watson to speed up pre-approval process

WellPoint, IBM and New York-based Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have developed a new product to help doctors personalize patients' treatments, streamline review processes and reduce waste.

BCBS of Illinois drops mental health pre-approval

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has dropped a plan to require subscribers to get prior approval to access a broad range of outpatient mental health services, the Chicago Tribune reports. The

SPOTLIGHT: Insurers should streamline preauthorization process

Physicians believe the time-consuming process of waiting for the green light from insurers to provide care hurts patients, FiercePracticeManagement Editor Debra Beaulieu writes. A new American