# How did Fort HealthCare automate prior authorizations for its surgery center? > Fort HealthCare (Wisconsin) automated prior authorizations for its ambulatory surgery center and digitized registration with Notable. Notable reports a 91% prior authorization success rate, a 74% digital registration completion rate, and a more than 5% reduction in cancellations. - **Evidence grade:** B — Named organization with a quantified outcome, from the vendor or the organization's own announcement. - **Organization:** Fort HealthCare (community health system) - **Industry:** Hospitals & Health Systems — Community health system (ambulatory surgery center) - **Roles:** Revenue Cycle & Prior Auth, Patient Access & Outreach - **Tools:** Prior authorization and intake automation (Notable) - **Status:** production · **Agent pattern:** workflow-agent · **Autonomy:** 2/4 - **Last verified:** 2026-10-17 ## Reported outcomes - prior authorization success rate: 91% [1] (self-reported) - digital registration completion: 74% [1] (self-reported) - cancellations: more than 5% reduction [1] (self-reported) ## How it works 1. Automation submits and tracks prior authorizations for surgery center cases. 2. Digital registration completed by patients before visits. ## Risks & compliance - PHI handling (HIPAA); EHR write access - Escalation rules needed for clinically urgent requests - Vendor-published results; not independently audited ## MedTech angle Ambulatory surgery center prior auth directly gates elective orthopedic and device procedures. ## Sources 1. Notable, "Fort HealthCare automates prior authorizations with 91% success rate" (undated; accessed 2026-10-17) > "By digitizing and automating the registration process with Notable, Fort HealthCare has seen more patients successfully complete their registration, reporting a 74% digital completion rate." Canonical: https://agentcasefile.com/cases/fort-healthcare-notable-prior-authorization/ · License: CC BY 4.0 (summary) · Source: Agent Casefile