The AI agent for prior authorization specialists
Sauna reads the order and the payer's coverage criteria, assembles the clinical documentation that meets it, drafts the prior-auth request, and tracks every pending case so nothing stalls a patient's care.
What it does
What Sauna does for prior authorization specialists
- 01
Assemble the auth packet
Pulls the order, chart notes, and prior conservative-treatment history from Google Drive, drafts the prior-auth request, and checks each payer criterion off against documentation.
- 02
Track pending auths
Keeps an Airtable board of every open authorization by patient, payer, status, and due date, and nudges you on cases approaching the appointment with no decision yet.
- 03
Pre-empt denials
Flags requests where the documentation doesn't yet meet a coverage criterion and drafts the peer-to-peer talking points or the extra note to request from the provider.
- 04
Notify the care team
Posts approval, denial, or pend status to Slack and drafts the patient message so scheduling and the clinician know where the auth stands.
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Ask in chat. It does the work.
Sauna shows up where you already work — the web app, Slack, email, iMessage, and Superhuman. It reads what it needs, does the task, and comes back with the draft for your approval.
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Ask in plain words
The literal prompt for this job. Open it in Sauna and it picks up from there.
“We need prior auth for this MRI — check the payer's criteria, pull the conservative-treatment history from the chart, draft the request, and tell me what's still missing.”
Plugs into the tools you already run — and thousands more, or any MCP server.
Good to know
Questions, answered.
Will it claim criteria are met when they aren't?
No. It checks each coverage criterion against actual chart documentation and tells you which ones still lack support instead of papering over the gap.
Does it submit the request to the payer?
No. It assembles and drafts the packet; you review and submit through the payer portal or fax.
Is my data safe?
Sauna reads only what you connect, and acts only after you approve. Your workspace and its memory are yours, not training data.
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