Tell patients the status of their approval
An agent can send status updates. The specialist talks with patients when treatment is delayed or denied.
AI for Prior Authorisation Specialists
Prior Authorisation Specialist
Gets insurer approval before treatments, tests and medicines, gathering clinical evidence, submitting requests and following up denials and appeals.
What should stay human.
Keep and amplify
Check which services and medicines need insurer approval
Prepare and submit prior authorisation requests with clinical evidence
Draft appeals for denied authorisations
Automate
Track pending authorisations and chase decisions
Tasks, by type of work.
Each task has an experience tag (CX, SX or BX), a verdict, and example agents that often help with this kind of work. Agent suggestions come from our editorial scores, not vendor claims.
Inbox
Ask clinicians for missing notes or test results
An agent can send requests for what the insurer needs. The specialist follows up when time is short.
Phone & voice
Call insurers for peer-to-peer reviews and urgent approvals
Urgent cases and peer-to-peer reviews need a person to push for the patient.
Spreadsheets & data
Track pending authorisations and chase decisions
Pending requests can be tracked automatically on payer portals, with alerts for delays and expiry dates.
Report approval rates and turnaround times
An agent can build the report from tracking data. The specialist explains delays and denial trends.
Documents
Prepare and submit prior authorisation requests with clinical evidence
An agent can draft requests and attach the right notes and results. The specialist checks the clinical case is strong.
Draft appeals for denied authorisations
An agent can draft the appeal from the denial reason and clinical notes. The specialist and clinician decide whether to appeal.
Research
Check which services and medicines need insurer approval
An agent can check payer rules for each order. The specialist confirms unusual cases with the insurer.
Example agents: Manus
Time freed, and where it goes.
Work an agent can take on
What comes off the desk.
- Track pending authorisations and chase decisions
Where those hours should go
Back into people, and the business.
- CX —Draft appeals for denied authorisations
- CX —Call insurers for peer-to-peer reviews and urgent approvals
- CX —Tell patients the status of their approval
- SX —Report approval rates and turnaround times
- BX —Check which services and medicines need insurer approval
- BX —Prepare and submit prior authorisation requests with clinical evidence
- BX —Ask clinicians for missing notes or test results
Seen at
Business types where this role often appears, with a note on how it shows up there.
Business type
AI agents for Medical Billing Services
Handles prior authorisations for client practices so claims are not denied for missing approvals.
Business type
AI agents for Fertility Clinics
Gets insurer approval for fertility treatments, medicines and tests, and explains coverage to patients.
Business type
AI agents for Home Health Care Services
Obtains insurer approval for home health episodes and visits, and keeps authorisations current as care plans change.
Business type
AI agents for Mental Health Clinics
Secures authorisations for therapy sessions, psychiatric medicines and higher levels of care, and tracks visit limits.
Business type
AI agents for Urgent Care Centres
Handles prior authorisations for imaging, specialist referrals and medicines ordered at the centre.
Business type
AI agents for Medical Clinics
Checks which services need insurer approval, submits prior authorisation requests with clinical notes and chases decisions.
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