Services / Prior Authorization Specialist
Prior authorization specialists who chase approvals so your team does not.
Prior auth is where clinical time goes to die. A Velma prior authorization specialist works the payer portals daily, keeps every request moving, and tracks denials to resolution.
What your prior auth specialist handles
- New authorization submissions with complete clinicals
- Daily status checks across payer portals
- Expiring authorization tracking and renewals
- Peer-to-peer call scheduling
- Denial documentation and appeal preparation
- Payer requirement lookups by CPT
- Authorization logs your team can actually read
- Urgent and stat request escalation
What changes in your practice
43rheumatology practices, the auth-heaviest specialty we serve
22VAs across two Texas GI groups on auth and scheduling
5-7 daysfrom signed agreement to candidate profiles
Common questions
Which specialties benefit most?
Auth-heavy ones: rheumatology, gastroenterology, cardiology, dermatology and any practice doing procedures or specialty medications.
Can they work our existing backlog?
Yes. Most placements start by burning down the backlog in the first two weeks, then keep the queue from rebuilding.