Had to askfor anaddendum tothe clinicalnoteHelped acoworkerfigure out adifficult authSay to rep "myname is"Name", butthey continue tocall you by adifferent nameInsurance says"noauthorizationrequired" butthe claim latersays otherwiseGot anautoapprovalfirst try!1 hourlater....noauthrequiredClinical notesays "patientdoing well"with ZEROdetailsCalledinsurance &couldn'tunderstandthe repCalled backbecause thefirst rep gaveyou the wronganswerCalledinsuranceand gotdisconnectedHelpinganotherteammember ontheir list7 dayslater...Drsigns noteWaitedforever justto be told tocall anothernumberAuth portaltimed outafter youenteredeverythingEnded theday with yourworklistcompletelycaught up 🙌Auth wasapprovedbut for thewrong datesGot transferredback to thedepartmentyou JUSTcame fromSent a coverletter with 26sized fontand bolded toget their attnSubmittedclinical → payerasks for theexact clinicalyou JUSTuploadedProcedure codechanged afteryou alreadysubmitted theauthAsked bosswhat to do, andshe says "youwill need to callthe insurancecompany"Faxed andconfirmedrecords andthey said theynever receivedthemSaid to rep,"Can youplease spellyour name?"😭Finally reachedthe rightdepartment →"Our system isdown."Had to askfor anaddendum tothe clinicalnoteHelped acoworkerfigure out adifficult authSay to rep "myname is"Name", butthey continue tocall you by adifferent nameInsurance says"noauthorizationrequired" butthe claim latersays otherwiseGot anautoapprovalfirst try!1 hourlater....noauthrequiredClinical notesays "patientdoing well"with ZEROdetailsCalledinsurance &couldn'tunderstandthe repCalled backbecause thefirst rep gaveyou the wronganswerCalledinsuranceand gotdisconnectedHelpinganotherteammember ontheir list7 dayslater...Drsigns noteWaitedforever justto be told tocall anothernumberAuth portaltimed outafter youenteredeverythingEnded theday with yourworklistcompletelycaught up 🙌Auth wasapprovedbut for thewrong datesGot transferredback to thedepartmentyou JUSTcame fromSent a coverletter with 26sized fontand bolded toget their attnSubmittedclinical → payerasks for theexact clinicalyou JUSTuploadedProcedure codechanged afteryou alreadysubmitted theauthAsked bosswhat to do, andshe says "youwill need to callthe insurancecompany"Faxed andconfirmedrecords andthey said theynever receivedthemSaid to rep,"Can youplease spellyour name?"😭Finally reachedthe rightdepartment →"Our system isdown."

Outpatient Prior Authorization team BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Had to ask for an addendum to the clinical note
  2. Helped a coworker figure out a difficult auth
  3. Say to rep "my name is "Name", but they continue to call you by a different name
  4. Insurance says "no authorization required" but the claim later says otherwise
  5. Got an auto approval first try!
  6. 1 hour later....no auth required
  7. Clinical note says "patient doing well" with ZERO details
  8. Called insurance & couldn't understand the rep
  9. Called back because the first rep gave you the wrong answer
  10. Called insurance and got disconnected
  11. Helping another team member on their list
  12. 7 days later...Dr signs note
  13. Waited forever just to be told to call another number
  14. Auth portal timed out after you entered everything
  15. Ended the day with your worklist completely caught up 🙌
  16. Auth was approved but for the wrong dates
  17. Got transferred back to the department you JUST came from
  18. Sent a cover letter with 26 sized font and bolded to get their attn
  19. Submitted clinical → payer asks for the exact clinical you JUST uploaded
  20. Procedure code changed after you already submitted the auth
  21. Asked boss what to do, and she says "you will need to call the insurance company"
  22. Faxed and confirmed records and they said they never received them
  23. Said to rep, "Can you please spell your name?" 😭
  24. Finally reached the right department → "Our system is down."