A cardiology practice we work with used to lose an average of 11 days between the moment a physician ordered a stress test and the moment the payer actually approved it. Eleven days of a patient waiting, a scheduling slot on hold, and staff time spent chasing a fax that may or may not have gone through. That's what prior authorization healthcare workflows look like when nobody owns the process end to end. Prior authorization isn't just an administrative step. It's one of the