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The Prior Authorization Deadline Is Already a Build Problem

CMS-0057-F's compressed decision timelines put AI-driven prior authorization and denial management on the critical path, with real accountability gaps still unresolved.

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Who Controls the Agent Is the Governance Question, Not Whether It Works

As agentic AI moves into clinical workflows, health systems are letting vendor architecture decide who holds authorization and audit control by default.