Epidaurus at AMCP 2026: Building Clinical AI with Pharmacists, Not Around Them

Epidaurus at AMCP 2026 Aligning Clinical AI with Real-World Pharmacist Experience Epidaurus Health was a sponsor at the AI Pre-Conference for AMCP 2026. In the span of a few hours, dozens of pharmacists stopped by, curious to learn more about what AI holds in store for the future of pharmacy as a profession. In the […]

Apotheke: Moving Beyond Static Question Sets to Intelligent Clinical Criteria

Apotheke: Moving Beyond Static Question Sets to Intelligent Clinical Criteria Prior authorization workflows have long relied on rigid decision trees and static questionnaires. These predefined paths rarely account for nuanced cases or evolving treatment standards. As a result, clinical judgment is constrained by inflexible logic, edge cases are overlooked, and reviewers spend more time navigating […]

From Backlogs to Real-Time Decisions: Asklepios AI Provides Scalable Clinical Support for Prior Authorization

From Backlogs to Real-Time Decisions  Asklepios AI Provides Scalable Clinical Support for Prior Authorization  Abstract Asklepios, Epidaurus Health’s clinical AI service, has consistently provided strong results for pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and payers, demonstrating reliability, fairness, versatility, and scalability in prior authorization (PA) support.  PBMs and payers often face significant operational challenges when processing PA […]

Beyond the Checkbox: Better Prior Authorization Workflows

Beyond the Checkbox: Better Prior Authorization Workflows Michael Snow, PharmD What if I told you that the healthcare system spends approximately $1.3 billion annually on prior authorization administrative costs alone, with physicians and their staff dedicating 13 hours per week to completing nearly 40 PA requests per physician, while much of that time is spent […]

Are Health Plans Finally Ready to Fix Prior Authorization, or Is This Just Another Promise?

Are Health Plans Finally Ready to Fix Prior Authorization, or Is This Just Another Promise? Michael Snow, PharmD This week, AHIP (America’s Health Insurance Plans) announced that major health insurers are making voluntary commitments to streamline prior authorization processes by 2026-2027. These commitments will benefit 257 million Americans and include standardizing electronic prior authorization, reducing […]