Prior Authorization Automation: What Actually Works

Author: Jean Jacques Nya Ngatchou, MD | November 25, 2025

Prior auth is the most hated workflow in healthcare. Automation helps, but only if it addresses the real bottlenecks: data assembly, payer rules, and follow-up tracking.

Prior auth is a data problem disguised as a form problem

Clinics spend 13 hours per week per physician on prior authorizations. The problem is data assembly, not paperwork.

What automation can do today

Eligibility pre-check, clinical data assembly, payer rule matching, and submission tracking.