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Never Blow Past a Patient's Authorized Therapy Visit Count
Insurance authorizes 12 visits; visit 13 happens uncounted and unpaid. Track every patient's authorization balance and alert before the limit — with reauth started early.
difficulty Beginnersetup 25 minresult No visit ever goes unbilled to a blown authorization — reauths start before limits hit.—
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Log the Authorization
Record each patient's approved visit count and expiry.
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Count Every Visit
Decrement at each check-in.
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Alert at the Threshold
Add an
IFnode flagging patients within three visits of their limit. - 4
Start the Reauth
Prompt the reauthorization paperwork while visits remain.
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Activate and Test
Activate the workflow with a test patient. Confirm the threshold alert fires.
Frequently asked questions
What does visit 13 cost?
The full session — unbillable, unrecoverable, and repeated across the caseload monthly at most clinics.
Reauth lead time?
Payers take days to weeks — the three-visit alert is what makes continuity possible.
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