From Spreadsheets to Salesforce GetOnCRM Guides a Leading Oncology Provider to a Modern Prior Authorization Model

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Client Background

A leading oncology care provider was managing thousands of prior authorization (PA) requests every day for chemotherapy and diagnostic procedures. The process relied heavily on spreadsheets, manual follow-ups, and fragmented communication among teams.

Operating under both fee-for-service and capitated insurance models, their staff struggled to keep up with growing authorization volumes. Supervisors lacked visibility into workloads, finance teams joined too late for co-pay discussions, and schedulers faced frequent appointment delays.

To fix this, the organization partnered with GetOnCRM, a Salesforce Health Cloud implementation partner, to modernize its Healthcare Prior Authorization workflow. The goal was to build a unified, automated, and compliant solution that could improve turnaround time, accuracy, and patient experience.

Goal

Digitally transform the oncology prior authorization process to enhance speed, compliance, and operational visibility.

Challenges Faced

The client faced multiple workflow inefficiencies that slowed down the authorization process and delayed patient care

Operational Silos

Each team—submitters, coordinators, finance, and schedulers—handled its own tasks with little system-enforced accountability, creating bottlenecks and missed handoffs.

Manual Spreadsheet Tracking

Supervisors manually triaged thousands of orders using Excel sheets. Without real-time updates, it was nearly impossible to identify backlogs or overdue authorizations.

Complex Payer and Insurance Rules

Staff had to interpret payer requirements manually for fee-for-service and capitation models, resulting in inconsistent routing and authorization errors.

Late Financial and Scheduling Alignment

Finance and scheduling teams entered the process late, delaying co-pay verification and appointment booking.

Lack of Scalable Infrastructure

The EMR system lacked automation and audit capabilities, limiting scalability and compliance as the organization expanded its footprint.

GetOnCRM’s Solution

GetOnCRM implemented a Salesforce Health Cloud Provider Module that unified all prior authorization operations into one secure, automated platform.

Automated Claim Intake

Claim documents uploaded on the customer portal are automatically fetched into Salesforce. AWS converts PDFs into text for easy AI processing, eliminating manual data entry and reducing turnaround time.

AI-Powered Claim Analysis

The AI engine reviews extracted text, identifies key information, and generates concise summaries with decision-ready insights — helping claim reps validate requests faster and more accurately.

Scalable Data Management

For large or complex claim files, the system vectorizes data using OpenAI embeddings and stores it in Pinecone for quick search and retrieval, ensuring performance at scale.

Salesforce-Centric Automation

All claim insights are stored in Salesforce, giving teams a unified, automated workspace for validation, approvals, and reporting within a single system.

Oversight, Audit, and Compliance

Supervisors now track real-time dashboards to view overdue cases, SLA adherence, and team performance. Every action is logged for compliance audits, ensuring the system meets healthcare governance standards.

Scalable, Secure Architecture

The platform safeguards Protected Health Information (PHI) through strict access controls. It scales easily to manage thousands of daily Prior Authorization requests without sacrificing performance or security—delivering sustainable healthcare automation using Salesforce.

Technology Stack

Salesforce Health Cloud

Core platform for authorization management

Business Rules Engine

Automated validation of payer logic

Dynamic Dashboards

Real-time visibility and audit tracking

Dynamic Dashboards

Real-time visibility and audit tracking

HIPAA compliance

HIPAA

Compliant Secure Data Architecture

HIPAA compliance

HIPAA

Compliant Secure Data Architecture

Apex

Automation logic and backend process configuration

OmniStudio

Guided workflows for structured team handoffs

FHIR / HL7

Secure interoperability between EMR and Salesforce

FHIR / HL7

Secure interoperability between EMR and Salesforce

Business Implementation Approach

We followed a structured, role-based implementation strategy to ensure seamless transition from spreadsheets to Salesforce automation.

Data Integration & Case Intake

Using FHIR-based APIs, orders and patient data from the EMR flowed directly into Salesforce, auto-creating authorization cases enriched with clinical and insurance details.

Intelligent Case Routing

The Business Rules Engine automatically applied payer logic, demographics, and authorization type at intake to route cases based on treatment category—such as chemotherapy, pathology, or diagnostics—and insurance model, including Fee-for-Service or Capitation.

Role-Based Workflows

Each department operated through guided flows—submitters completed payer-required documents, coordinators managed approvals and denials, and finance validated co-pays post-approval.

Real-Time Visibility

Supervisors accessed dynamic dashboards tracking live workloads, overdue cases, and SLA compliance, ensuring accountability across teams.

Scalable & Secure Deployment

The HIPAA-compliant Salesforce architecture ensured strict role-based access control while scaling seamlessly to handle thousands of cases daily.

Key Takeaways

Highlighted Stats

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Smarter Prior Authorizations with Salesforce

Qualitative Outcomes

End-to-End Visibility

Audit-Ready Compliance

Aligned Care Teams

Financial Transparency

Patient-Centered Results

Before vs. After Snapshot

Before Salesforce

After Salesforce

FAQs: Modernizing Healthcare Prior Authorizations with Salesforce Health Cloud

It automates intake, routing, and validation—cutting manual work, improving approval speed, and giving supervisors real-time oversight through unified dashboards.
Yes. Using FHIR and HL7 interoperability, Salesforce Health Cloud seamlessly syncs patient data from EMRs for accurate, real-time case creation.
Absolutely. GetOnCRM’s architecture includes role-based access, PHI protection, and complete audit trails for HIPAA-compliant operations.
Finance and scheduling teams get involved earlier, ensuring faster co-pay verification, better resource planning, and fewer appointment delays.
They achieved 100% automated case creation, 30% faster authorization turnaround, full visibility, and zero manual triaging—leading to improved patient outcomes.

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