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AI Prior Authorization

Automate Prior Auth. Approve Faster.

Your AI Prior Authorization Teammate gathers clinical data, submits authorization requests, tracks approvals, and manages appeals — cutting auth turnaround from days to hours and eliminating the #1 source of staff burnout.

HIPAA Compliant SOC 2 Type II Fully Auditable
What This Teammate Does

End-to-End Prior Authorization — Fully Automated

From clinical data gathering to payer submission and appeals management, your AI teammate handles the entire auth lifecycle.

Clinical Data Assembly

Automatically gathers clinical notes, diagnoses, lab results, and supporting documentation from the EHR to build complete auth packages.

Automated Auth Submission

Submits authorization requests to payers electronically via portal, fax, or API — with all required clinical documentation attached.

Status Tracking & Follow-Up

Monitors auth status in real time, sends automated follow-ups to payers, and escalates delayed authorizations before they impact care.

Denial & Appeal Management

Analyzes denial reasons, assembles appeal documentation, and submits appeals with targeted clinical evidence to overturn denials.

Payer Rule Intelligence

Maintains and applies payer-specific auth requirements, ensuring submissions meet each payer's unique criteria on the first attempt.

Analytics & Reporting

Tracks approval rates, turnaround times, and denial patterns by payer — surfacing insights to optimize your auth strategy.

Who It's For

Built for Healthcare Leaders Drowning in Auth Requests

Designed for executives and managers responsible for revenue integrity, care access, and administrative efficiency.

VP of Revenue Cycle

Revenue cycle leaders who need to reduce auth-related denials, accelerate cash flow, and eliminate the auth backlog.

  • 85% first-pass approval rate
  • Reduce auth-related denials
  • Accelerate revenue capture

CMOs & Clinical Leaders

Clinical leaders who need to ensure timely care access without diverting clinical staff to administrative auth tasks.

  • Faster care access for patients
  • Free clinical staff from admin
  • Reduce treatment delays

Auth Department Managers

Managers overseeing auth teams who need to handle growing volumes, reduce staff burnout, and improve turnaround times.

  • 70% faster turnaround
  • Reduce staff burnout
  • Handle volume without adding FTEs
What It Replaces

Replace Phone-Based Auth with AI Automation

AI Prior Authorization directly displaces the most time-consuming, frustrating task in healthcare administration.

Traditional Model
AI Teammate
Hours on hold with payers
Automated electronic submission
Manual clinical data gathering
AI-assembled auth packages
Days-long auth turnaround
Same-day auth processing
High denial rates from incomplete submissions
85% first-pass approval rate
Staff burnout and turnover
AI handles volume, staff handles exceptions
Measurable Impact

KPIs That Move the Business

Every deployment is benchmarked against the metrics that matter most to healthcare revenue and operations.

70%Faster Auth Cycle

Authorization turnaround drops from days to hours with automated submission and tracking.

85%First-Pass Approval

Complete, payer-specific submissions dramatically improve first-pass approval rates.

↓60%Staff Time Reduction

AI handles the repetitive data gathering, submission, and follow-up tasks that consume staff time.

50%Fewer Denials

Payer-specific rule intelligence ensures complete submissions that meet requirements the first time.

+$2MRevenue Recovered

Faster authorizations and successful appeals recover revenue that would otherwise be lost to delays and denials.

0Additional Auth FTEs

Handle growing auth volumes without hiring additional authorization staff.

Seamless Integration

Connects to Your Existing Healthcare Systems

Your AI teammate integrates with EHRs, payer portals, and clearinghouses you already use.

Epic & Cerner

Native integration for clinical data extraction, auth status tracking, and care team notifications.

Payer Portals

Automated submission to major payer portals including UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna, and Blue Cross.

Clearinghouses

Connects to Availity, Change Healthcare, and Trizetto for electronic auth submission and tracking.

Fax & Communication

Automated fax submission for payers that still require it, with OCR-based response processing.

Clinical Decision Support

Integrates with MCG, InterQual, and other CDS tools for evidence-based authorization support.

API & Webhook Support

RESTful APIs and X12 278 transaction support for electronic prior authorization.

Deployment Timeline

Live in Weeks — Not Quarters

A structured deployment delivering measurable results from the first sprint.

Week 1–2

Discovery & Configuration

  • Map auth workflows by payer and service type
  • Configure EHR, clearinghouse, and payer integrations
  • Load payer-specific auth rules and requirements
  • Set up HIPAA controls and audit logging
Week 3–4

Pilot Launch & Validation

  • Deploy on selected auth types or payers
  • Human-in-the-loop validation of submissions
  • Benchmark: approval rate, turnaround time, denial rate
  • Iterate based on payer responses and staff feedback
Week 5+

Scale & Optimize

  • Expand to all payers and service types
  • Continuous improvement of payer rule intelligence
  • Onboard additional departments and locations
  • Quarterly reviews with revenue impact analysis
Governance & Trust

Enterprise-Grade Security for Authorization Operations

Every submission is auditable. Every record is protected. Built for HIPAA-regulated environments.

Human-in-the-Loop by Default

Complex cases and peer-to-peer reviews route to clinical staff. AI handles routine auths at scale.

HIPAA & SOC 2 Compliant

Full audit trails, BAA support, and compliance logging for healthcare regulatory requirements.

PHI Protection

End-to-end encryption and data residency controls for all protected health information.

Works With Your EHR

Connects to Epic, Cerner, athenahealth via HL7 FHIR and secure APIs.

Get Started in 30 Days

Launch Your AI Prior Auth Pilot

See measurable results — faster authorizations, fewer denials, and recovered revenue — within your first month.

Live in 2–4 Weeks SOC 2 Type II Human-in-the-Loop No Data Lock-in