Four health systems, including Ochsner and Denver Health, go live with Epic’s real-time prior authorization checks

Fierce Healthcare – Monday, August 17, 2026
By Heather Landi

Four health systems are now using real-time prior authorization checks embedded in the Epic electronic health record, tackling a major pain point for providers.

The electronic health record giant collaborated with insurers UnitedHealthcare, Network Health and Aetna to set up the electronic workflows to modernize the manual and time-consuming prior auth process.

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