Asked bosswhat to do, andshe says "youwill need to callthe insurancecompany"Say to rep "myname is"Name", butthey continue tocall you by adifferent nameInsurance says"noauthorizationrequired" butthe claim latersays otherwiseAuth portaltimed outafter youenteredeverythingClinical notesays "patientdoing well"with ZEROdetailsProcedure codechanged afteryou alreadysubmitted theauthHelpinganotherteammember ontheir listSubmittedclinical → payerasks for theexact clinicalyou JUSTuploadedAuth wasapprovedbut for thewrong datesSent a coverletter with 26sized fontand bolded toget their attnGot anautoapprovalfirst try!Calledinsurance &couldn'tunderstandthe repGot transferredback to thedepartmentyou JUSTcame fromFinally reachedthe rightdepartment →"Our system isdown."1 hourlater....noauthrequiredHad to askfor anaddendum tothe clinicalnoteEnded theday with yourworklistcompletelycaught up 🙌Faxed andconfirmedrecords andthey said theynever receivedthemWaitedforever justto be told tocall anothernumberCalledinsuranceand gotdisconnectedSaid to rep,"Can youplease spellyour name?"😭Called backbecause thefirst rep gaveyou the wronganswerHelped acoworkerfigure out adifficult auth7 dayslater...Drsigns noteAsked bosswhat to do, andshe says "youwill need to callthe insurancecompany"Say to rep "myname is"Name", butthey continue tocall you by adifferent nameInsurance says"noauthorizationrequired" butthe claim latersays otherwiseAuth portaltimed outafter youenteredeverythingClinical notesays "patientdoing well"with ZEROdetailsProcedure codechanged afteryou alreadysubmitted theauthHelpinganotherteammember ontheir listSubmittedclinical → payerasks for theexact clinicalyou JUSTuploadedAuth wasapprovedbut for thewrong datesSent a coverletter with 26sized fontand bolded toget their attnGot anautoapprovalfirst try!Calledinsurance &couldn'tunderstandthe repGot transferredback to thedepartmentyou JUSTcame fromFinally reachedthe rightdepartment →"Our system isdown."1 hourlater....noauthrequiredHad to askfor anaddendum tothe clinicalnoteEnded theday with yourworklistcompletelycaught up 🙌Faxed andconfirmedrecords andthey said theynever receivedthemWaitedforever justto be told tocall anothernumberCalledinsuranceand gotdisconnectedSaid to rep,"Can youplease spellyour name?"😭Called backbecause thefirst rep gaveyou the wronganswerHelped acoworkerfigure out adifficult auth7 dayslater...Drsigns note

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