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title: "Prior Authorization"
description: "Streamline medical prior authorization workflows. Track form completion, flag missing attachments, and route approvals automatically."
url: https://flowrunner.ai/use-cases/prior-authorization
date_modified: 2026-09-04T21:53:04-07:00
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# Prior Authorization

Medical forms with 3 missing attachments flagged. Complete submission in 24 hours instead of 8 days.

The Problem The Automation Missing Items Caught Real Results Compliance

## The Problem

Every specialty medication requires prior authorization. Your team fills out the same forms repeatedly, attaches clinical documentation, and submits to insurance. Then the rejections come back: "Missing lab results." "Need 90-day medication history." "Form incomplete on page 3."

Each rejection adds 3-5 days. Patients wait in pain. Providers call asking for status. And your staff spends 40% of their time on rework instead of patient care.

## The Automation

Our prior authorization agent manages the entire workflow: extracting patient data from your EHR, pre-populating forms, checking for required attachments, and tracking submissions through approval. It catches missing information before submission, not after rejection.

01

### Extract

Pulls patient demographics, diagnosis codes, and medication history from EHR

02

### Validate

Checks payer requirements, flags missing clinical documentation

03

### Submit

Completes forms, attaches documents, submits via payer portal or fax

04

### Track

Monitors status, escalates delays, routes approvals back to clinical team

![Prior authorization dashboard showing form status and missing attachments](https://flowrunner.ai/_astro/hero-usecase6.BLHbIsTz.png)

68% Faster approval

94% First-pass rate

12 hrs Per case saved

## Common Missing Items Caught

-   **Clinical documentation** - Progress notes, lab results, imaging reports required by payer
-   **Step therapy proof** - Documentation of failed preferred alternatives
-   **Specialty provider credentials** - Verification prescribing physician is in-network
-   **Quantity limit justification** - Medical necessity for doses exceeding standard limits
-   **Diagnosis specificity** - ICD-10 codes with required specificity for approval

## Real Results

> "Our first-pass approval rate went from 34% to 94%. The agent catches missing attachments before we submit, so we stopped getting rejections for incomplete paperwork. Patients get their medications 5 days faster on average." \- Director of Patient Access, specialty pharmacy

## HIPAA-Ready Compliance

Built for healthcare from day one:

-   End-to-end encryption for all PHI
-   Complete audit trail of every action
-   Role-based access controls
-   BAAs available with all major payers
-   On-premise deployment option

### Accelerate patient access

Process your first 50 prior authorizations free. See the time savings and approval rate improvement firsthand.

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