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The prior-auth journal

Practical writing on where prior auths get stuck, how to cut turnaround, and how to prevent the denials that never should have happened.

The anatomy of a prior-auth delay

The anatomy of a prior-auth delay

Playbook6 min read

A prior authorization rarely takes three days because the work is hard. It takes three days because of where it waits. Here is where the time actually goes.

ER

Elena Ruiz

June 26, 2026

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How to cut prior-auth turnaround without adding staff
Operations5 min read

How to cut prior-auth turnaround without adding staff

Hiring your way out of prior-auth backlog is expensive and slow. Here is how leading practices compress days into minutes with the team they already have.

SF

Sam Foster

June 13, 2026

Where prior auths actually get denied
Playbook5 min read

Where prior auths actually get denied

Most denials are not clinical disagreements. They are avoidable, missing documentation, the wrong form, a criterion not addressed. Here is how to file so they don't happen.

ER

Elena Ruiz

May 30, 2026