A disciplined operating model for payer administration.
PriorDesk is a healthcare payer-administration company for independent medical practices and healthcare organizations. Our operating model is built around clearly assigned workflows, documented activity, defined service boundaries, and accountable delivery.
We manage the administrative relationship between practices and payers, from patient access and treatment authorization through reimbursement, appeals, provider enrollment, and payer participation. Depending on the engagement, that includes eligibility, benefits and financial clearance, referral management, prior authorization, medication access and pharmacy benefits, claims and A/R administration, denials and appeals, credentialing and payer enrollment, and payer contracting and network administration.
Work is performed through practice-approved systems and authorized payer channels. Each engagement establishes the services included in scope, expected capacity, documentation requirements, escalation points, and responsibilities retained by the practice.
This structure allows an organization to assign payer-facing administrative functions to PriorDesk while maintaining visibility into activity, control over system access, and appropriate clinical oversight.
Operating principles
Clear ownership
Administrative responsibility is established within the service scope, including execution, follow-up, documentation, and escalation.
Documented activity
Payer calls, submissions, requirements, reference numbers, status updates, and follow-up activity are documented within the approved workflow.
Defined scope
Each engagement establishes the services PriorDesk performs, the responsibilities retained by the practice, the systems used for delivery, and the circumstances requiring escalation.
Clinical and practice responsibilities
PriorDesk performs administrative payer functions only. Clinical judgment, medical-necessity determinations, prescribing decisions, coding decisions, provider attestations, and other responsibilities requiring clinical authority remain with the practice.
PriorDesk does not make clinical decisions, determine medical necessity, provide medical advice, select or modify diagnosis or procedure codes, conduct physician peer-to-peer reviews, sign provider documents, or represent itself as the treating provider.
PriorDesk is not a medical billing company, a staffing agency, a call center, or a virtual assistant service. Medical coding, charge entry, full-service billing, patient collections, scheduling, scribing, and general back-office outsourcing are outside its scope.
Discuss your requirements
Provide your practice information, the services under consideration, and approximate monthly volume. PriorDesk will review the requirements and respond with the appropriate service scope and next steps.
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