AI Emerges as Powerful PA and 340B Compliance Tool

By Gina ShawUniversity Health is using artificial intelligence to transform two of pharmacy’s most labor-intensive functions: navigating prior authorizations (PAs) and ensuring 340B compliance, one of the program’s chief architects noted at the ASHP Pharmacy Futures 2026 meeting, in St. Louis.The PA initiative, developed at University Health, in Kansas City, Missouri, has cut PA review times by more than half, reduced payor decisions from days to hours, and will soon enable its 340B