What is the difference between authorization software and an HIS?

The HIS manages the clinical record and schedule. Authorization software focuses on the administrative queue with insurers: status, expiries, resubmissions and the link to the invoice. It should not replace the HIS or decide clinical acts.

When does a clinic justify authorization software?

When volume, portal count or denial and expiry rates mean manual tracking leaves revenue unbilled. The SaludComply diagnostic estimates monthly loss with aggregate figures before evaluating a plan.

Should the software send authorizations on its own?

That is not the right criterion for a Spanish private clinic. What helps is preparing the request and leaving final approval with the administrative team. SaludComply keeps that boundary explicit.

Medical authorization software: what private clinics should ask for

Useful medical authorization software for private clinics should show a daily queue by insurer, status, appointment, expiry, denial reason, owner and next action. It should prepare requests, renewals and resubmissions, while keeping human approval before every send. EHR integration helps; the must-have is traceability of authorization number, validity date and link to the invoice.

By Andrew Swiler · CEO, SaludComply

CEO of SaludComply. Works on authorization automation for Spanish private healthcare and how the main insurers’ provider portals (Adeslas, Sanitas, ASISA, DKV, MAPFRE) operate. Based in Barcelona.

What authorization software should solve

The software should solve three things before promising AI: which authorization is pending, which is at risk, and which is approved but still could be lost through expiry or billing. The real buyer is clinic management: less lost revenue, not another login.

Calculate revenue lost to authorisations

Use the SaludComply authorisation diagnostic to estimate monthly loss, recoverable range and operational complexity. No patient data required.

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Minimum features

Look for a daily queue by insurer, status, appointment date, expiry, denial reason, internal owner and next action. Add change log, administrative approval before submission, reviewable attachments and management export.

Spreadsheets, portals and BPO versus an authorization agent

Many clinics live in spreadsheets plus five portals. That works at low volume and breaks when denials, expiries and approved-unbilled acts pile up. External BPO can absorb load, but does not leave management an owned queue or approval trail. An authorization agent prepares the work and leaves the decision with the clinic.

Questions to evaluate vendors

Ask whether the system separates denials from expiries and approved-unbilled cases, how it records approvals, what happens when an insurer changes a portal, what data leaves the clinic and who approves each submission.

Why SaludComply starts with diagnosis

Before selling software, it is worth knowing whether there is enough loss. Low-volume clinics with almost no denials may not need an authorization agent. High-volume clinics with several portals and frequent expiries should quantify the range before the demo.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between authorization software and an HIS?: The HIS manages the clinical record and schedule. Authorization software focuses on the administrative queue with insurers: status, expiries, resubmissions and the link to the invoice. It should not replace the HIS or decide clinical acts.
When does a clinic justify authorization software?: When volume, portal count or denial and expiry rates mean manual tracking leaves revenue unbilled. The SaludComply diagnostic estimates monthly loss with aggregate figures before evaluating a plan.
Should the software send authorizations on its own?: That is not the right criterion for a Spanish private clinic. What helps is preparing the request and leaving final approval with the administrative team. SaludComply keeps that boundary explicit.