{
  "id": 1743726,
  "title": "Epic debuts instant prior authorization checks at 4 health systems",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/epic-debuts-instant-prior-authorization-checks-at-4-health-systems",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Healthcare Dive",
    "slug": "healthcare-dive",
    "url": "https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/epic-debuts-instant-prior-authorization-checks-at-4-health-systems/828156/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ochsner Health, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, Denver Health and Summit Health are debuting the application programming interface, which Epic says should speed up preapprovals for medical items and services.",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fierce Healthcare",
        "title": "Four health systems, including Ochsner and Denver Health, go live with Epic's real-time prior authorization checks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/four-health-systems-including-ochsner-and-denver-health-go-live-with",
        "published": "2026-08-18T03:30:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}