Overview

Dramatically reduce prior authorization delays

When prior authorizations depend on faxes and forms, patients lose valuable time. Manual workflows delay approvals, and patients are kept waiting for their medications—potentially risking treatment abandonment.

Together, we can find a more intelligent and efficient pathway for medication prior authorizations. Surescripts helps deliver clinically appropriate authorization decisions as quickly as possible by reducing—or even eliminating—manual work, so patients can start treatment sooner.​

22 seconds

median approval time with Touchless Prior Authorization1

88% fewer

appeals for requests processed with Touchless Prior Authorization2

37.2% increase

in prior authorizations processed electronically in 20243

The Surescripts network

Powering the future of healthcare

Health intelligence sharing at scale requires powerful infrastructure. The Surescripts network safeguards the Network Alliance by delivering industry-leading reliability, security and scalability—all backed by our unshakable dedication to network integrity and compliance.

The Surescripts network Diagram
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Success stories

Real-world results

“We are finishing 10 electronic prior authorizations in the time it takes to finish one or two manually during a day.”

Candace Minter, Pharm.D. Pharmacy Operations Manager, Sentara Medical Group
Insights

Keep pace with healthcare innovation

Footnotes
  1. Surescripts Touchless Prior Authorization Surpasses 76,000 Prescribers, Ushering in a New Era of Medication Access," Surescripts.com, October 20, 2025.
  2. KLAS Research K2 Collaborative, “Case Study: Leveraging Innovative Technology to Streamline Medication Prior Authorizations,” p. 3.
  3. Surescripts, “2024 Annual Impact Report,” March 2025, p.17.
  4. KLAS Research K2 Collaborative, “Case Study: Leveraging Innovative Technology to Streamline Medication Prior Authorizations,” p. 3.
  5. Denise Clayton et al., “Evaluation of the Fast Prior Authorization Technology Highway,” Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 62, no. 6 (December 2022): 1843–1847.
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