Google Cloud Unveils AI Tools to Streamline Preauthorizations

Google Cloud is tackling the cumbersome problem in healthcare of slow preauthorization of recommended procedures, medications, or devices. On April 13, the company introduced its AI-enabled Claims Acceleration Suite to reduce these administrative burdens and costs for health plans and providers. The prior authorization process causes burnout for physicians, notes Amy Waldron, director of Global Health Plans Strategy and Solutions for Google Cloud. In fact, 88% of physicians call it "very or extremely" burdensome, according to the Medical Group Management Association. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid says prior authorizations take an average of 10 days.