This paper presents a new decision diagram (DD), called MODD, for multiple output binary and multiple-valued functions. This DD is canonic and can be made minimal with respect to a given variable ...

In recent years, health insurers ramped up the practice of requiring doctors to get their approval before tests and procedures. On Monday, health leaders announced voluntary reforms from insurers.

A new test generation technique for path delay faults in circuits employing scan/hold type flip-flops is presented. Reduced ordered binary decision diagrams (ROBDDs) are used to represent Boolean ...

Federal health officials on Monday touted pledges they have received from the health insurance industry to streamline and reform the prior authorization process for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Man… ...

The voluntary changes focus on prior authorization, which means insurers require approval before covering medical care, a prescription or services like an imaging exam. Insurers say they do this to… ...

Top officials in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are touting a multipronged effort from major payers to reform the oft-criticized prior authorization process. | Top HHS officials ...

Highmark was among more than 50 health insurers who pledged Monday to speed up and slim down prior authorization, the process through which patients and their doctors must seek insurance approval ...

Health insurers, including Humana, Elevance and CVS Health, have committed to a number of actions meant to simplify and reduce prior authorization, with a focus on connecting patients to care more ...