Dr. Paola Ballester: How EasyPA Uses AI to Fix Prior Authorizations and Recover Lost Revenue

In this episode of Driven: Unscripted Success, hosts Mike Mannino Sr. and Nareman Hamdan sit down with Dr. Paola Ballester, a board-certified pediatrician and co-founder of EasyPA. With over a decade of clinical leadership experience and a strong background in healthcare operations, Dr. Ballester is on a mission to solve one of the biggest frustrations in modern healthcare: prior authorizations. Dr. Ballester explains how EasyPA is transforming the archaic prior auth and appeals process using AI and automation. She dives into the burnout physicians face when dealing with insurance companies, the hidden inefficiencies that delay care for patients, and how EasyPA centralizes and simplifies the entire system—ultimately recovering lost revenue and improving access to care. Listeners will also get a behind-the-scenes look into Dr. Ballester’s non-traditional path into medicine, her leadership philosophy, and how she juggles life as a physician, entrepreneur, and single mom.     -------------------------------------------------------- Be a Guest: Are you a successful Naples-area business owner, entrepreneur, or professional with insights to share? Apply to be a guest at Driven: Unscripted Success and share your expertise with a wide audience eager to learn about you.