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Pre-authorisation agent for Essential Med

The pre-authorisation agent for Essential Med gathers what a pre-authorisation needs before a planned procedure.

Riverside Family ClinicPre-authorisation agentWhatsApp
  1. Customer: I need a knee scope next month. What do I do?
  2. Read the plan’s authorisation rulesEssential Med
  3. Pre-authorisation agent: You’ll need authorisation before you’re admitted. Your plan guide asks for the doctor’s quote with the procedure codes and the hospital’s name. Do you have the quote?
  4. Customer: I’ll send a photo.
  5. Quote received: codes and hospital foundHealth Loops
  6. Complete request sent to the authorisation team
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What it can do with Essential Med

  • Reads the Essential Med authorisation rules for the member’s plan and gathers what they need
  • Match the member to their Essential Med option from the 3 on file (Day-to-Day, Hospital and Combined), with their membership number, from a message or a photo of their card
  • Answer general questions about Essential Med cover, and send plan-specific ones to the Essential Med service line rather than guess
  • Read a claims or benefit statement the member sends and explain each line still owed, in plain words

Questions

What does the pre-authorisation agent do with Essential Med?

Reads the Essential Med authorisation rules for the member’s plan and gathers what they need.

Is the Essential Med connector live?

Yes.

Does the pre-authorisation agent approve procedures?

No.

Does the agent decide Essential Med claims or authorisations?

No.

Does the agent triage or diagnose patients?

No.

Ollie’s agents give wellness guidance. They don’t diagnose or prescribe, and hand off to a human expert when needed.