Prior Authorization Submission for Therapy Practice Managers with Headway
Run prior authorization submission on autopilot inside Headway.
The Problem
Prior auths for Mental Health procedures sit in SimplePractice queues for days — the patient reschedules, the surgeon's OR time goes unused, and the practice eats the margin.
What We Build in Headway
AI checks payer-specific PA requirements, pulls the chart from SimplePractice, submits the PA with clinical justification, and tracks status — turnaround drops from 7 days to under 48 hours. Purpose-built for teams running Headway — uses the native API or agent integration so nothing leaves the system of record.
Headway Integration Approach
Audit your Headway configuration
We map the specific Headway objects, custom fields, and workflows the automation needs to touch for your mental health practice.
Build on the Headway API or agent
Integration happens inside Headway — no data leaves the system, no parallel tool for your team to learn, no license changes.
Human-in-the-loop handoff
Every automation routes exceptions back to a human in Headway with enough context to act — AI handles the 80%, your team owns the judgment calls.
Frequently asked
Does this prior authorization submission automation work natively in Headway?+
Yes — we build directly on Headway's API or agent integration. Your data stays in Headway, your therapy practice managers keep the same login and UI, and there's no parallel system for the team to learn.
What Headway configuration do we need before deployment?+
We work with your existing Headway setup. During discovery we map the specific objects, custom fields, and workflows the automation touches — no rip-and-replace required for mental health teams.
Can Headway handle prior authorization submission on its own?+
Headway handles configuration; AI handles judgment. Native Headway workflows route deterministic tasks; our automation layer adds the AI judgment Headway doesn't ship out of the box — document classification, exception triage, drafting.
Is Headway the right tool for prior authorization submission for therapy practice managers?+
Headway is widely used among mental health teams precisely because of its data model around prior authorization submission. We've deployed this workflow on Headway for similar firms and the integration is well-trodden.
What's the typical ROI of prior authorization submission automation in Headway?+
For mental health firms running Headway, automation typically pays back inside the first quarter — measured against the loaded cost of the therapy practice manager hours absorbed. Higher volumes deploy faster.
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See this running in your Headway instance
30-minute call. We'll look at your actual Headway setup and show exactly how this workflow fits.