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Prior Auth Quick-Start
Checklist

14 concrete steps nurse-leaders at 1–5 provider specialty clinics use to tighten prior auth workflows and cut denials. Written by a practicing LPN — not a consultant.

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What's inside

14 items. Print it. Post it.

Each item is a concrete action — not a vague recommendation. This is the floor, not the ceiling.

Documentation Prep

Chart before you submit

The 4 fields payers pull first — and why half of all denials trace back to them.

Payer Requirements

Know their ruleset

Payer-specific criteria checklist: what to verify before every submission to that payer.

Denial Triggers

Appeal before it escalates

The 5 most common denial codes and the immediate action for each one.

File Structure

Audit-ready from day one

The folder structure that makes a reviewer's job easy — and yours too.

Escalation Tree

Who owns what, in writing

A single-page escalation path so nothing stalls waiting for someone to decide.

Governance Rhythm

Weekly review, not monthly panic

The 15-minute weekly PA review agenda that keeps your denial rate visible.

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NaKia Bradley, LPN · Air Force Reserve Veteran · 15 years specialty clinic operations

I wrote this checklist because I was tired of watching nurse-leaders run prior auth on instinct. These 14 items are the minimum standard. The full system is in Book 1 — but start here.

Go deeper

The checklist is the floor.
Book 1 is the system.

The Nurse-Led Operations Governance System™ (63 pages, $349) is the full framework: governance infrastructure, delegation architecture, and the 90-day clinic stabilization plan. Excerpted in the checklist.

Explore Book 1 — $349 →