# ClinicalBox Inc.

> ClinicalBox is a Cambridge, Massachusetts healthtech company whose flagship product, PrecisionAuth, uses AI to automate prior authorization for surgery. It reads hundreds of pages of a patient's chart, matches the evidence against a health plan's own policy, and assembles the medical-necessity case in about a minute - work that used to trap clinical staff on hold for hours. Founded in 2012 by a health-policy PhD, a serial AI engineer, and a practicing surgeon, the company won a federal ONC innovation challenge and now serves surgeon groups, surgery centers, hospitals, and health plans.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Farbod Hagigi (CEO & Founder (PhD, MPH)), Murali Menon (CTO & Founder (PhD)), Salim Afshar (Founder & Medical Advisor (MD, DMD, FACS))
- **Team size:** Small team (reported ~3 employees; founders plus engineering and a senior advisory board)
- **Products:** PrecisionAuth, Clinical Coordination, Patient Engagement
- **Notable:** Winner of the 2015 ONC Market R&D Pilot Challenge ($300K awarded across six winners, with Lowell General Hospital)., Named a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Leading Innovator awardee., Reported ~85% faster prior-auth preparation with PrecisionAuth.

## Products & services

- **PrecisionAuth** — AI-powered automated prior authorization. Integrates with the surgeon practice's EHR, searches hundreds of pages of clinical documentation in seconds, and compares it against each health plan's policies to assemble proof of medical necessity - roughly 85% faster prior-auth preparation.
- **Clinical Coordination** — Information handoffs between providers with embedded clinical task completion - digital H&Ps, surgical consents, and care templates across surgeon offices, ASCs, and hospitals.
- **Patient Engagement** — Customized patient action lists, reminders, education, and financial transparency delivered through secured email and text, plus data gathering and analysis.

## Achievements

- Winner of the 2015 ONC Market R&D Pilot Challenge ($300K awarded across six winners, with Lowell General Hospital).
- Named a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Leading Innovator awardee.
- Reported ~85% faster prior-auth preparation with PrecisionAuth.
- Deployed across a hospital network handling 15,000+ surgeries annually.

## Latest updates

- **2022-01** — Announced deployment at Barrington Orthopedic Specialists, automating prior auth to add procedures without expanding staff.
- **2021-02** — Rolled out PrecisionAuth branding and positioning: 'Automated Prior Auth Powered by A.I.'

## Links

- Website: https://clinicalbox.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clinicalbox
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/clinicalbox

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