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Pre-authorisation agent for LA Health

The pre-authorisation agent for LA Health 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 rulesLA Health
  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 LA Health

  • Reads the LA Health authorisation rules for the member’s plan and gathers what they need
  • Match the member to their LA Health option from the 5 on file (LA Active, LA Focus, LA KeyPlus and 2 more), with their membership number, from a message or a photo of their card
  • Answer general questions about LA Health cover, and send plan-specific ones to the LA Health 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 LA Health?

Reads the LA Health authorisation rules for the member’s plan and gathers what they need.

Is the LA Health connector live?

Yes.

Does the pre-authorisation agent approve procedures?

No.

Does the agent decide LA Health 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.