AKASA
AI-native revenue cycle automation for health systems that autonomously works prior authorizations and denials.
What it does
AKASA is an AI-native revenue cycle management platform that autonomously handles the most labor-intensive tasks in healthcare revenue cycle - prior authorizations, claim status checking, denial management, and eligibility verification - by having AI agents navigate payer portals and EHR systems the same way human staff would. Rather than building fragile RPA scripts or requiring payer API access, AKASA's AI agents observe and interact with web-based payer portals in real time, handling exceptions and adapting to portal changes without breaking. Health systems deploy AKASA to eliminate the significant cost of revenue cycle staff handling routine, high-volume tasks - with AI processing thousands of prior authorizations and claim status checks daily.
Why AI-NATIVE
AKASA is AI-native in the most autonomous sense - AI agents navigating payer portals, handling exceptions, and completing revenue cycle workflows without human intervention are the core product architecture.
Best for
Large health systems with high-volume revenue cycle operations use AKASA to automate prior authorizations and denial management - AI agents eliminating the staff cost of processing thousands of routine payer interactions daily.
Limitations
AKASA integrates with major EHRs like Epic and Cerner — health systems on less common or legacy EHR systems require more implementation effort and may have reduced automation rates.
AI agents navigate live payer portals — when payers update their portal interfaces, AKASA's AI must adapt. The platform is designed to handle this but occasional temporary disruptions in automation can occur.
AKASA is purpose-built for healthcare revenue cycle automation — health systems looking for general workflow automation across clinical or administrative functions need different tools.
Alternatives by segment
| If you need… | Consider instead |
|---|---|
| Revenue cycle analytics and coding | Waystar |
| General healthcare automation | UiPath |
| Payer management platform | Change Healthcare |
AKASA pricing not published. Enterprise contracts based on automation volume (number of prior authorizations, claim status checks, denials processed). Typically structured as a savings-share or per-transaction model.
