ProblemInterventional pain clinics book injections and ablations before authorization, anticoagulant holds, fasting windows, and driver confirmation are truly clear. AMA says 95% of physicians see care delays from prior auth, while prep rules still live in PDFs, calls, and scattered notes.
NerveBlock Desk: procedure-readiness board for interventional pain clinics
Idea Overview
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SolutionNerveBlock Desk is a read-only worklist that flags whether each scheduled procedure is actually ready today by combining payer status, medication-hold rules, missing PCP clearance, NPO timing, and patient logistics into one exception board for schedulers and coordinators.
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Market opportunityThe US pain management market is $44.5B in 2024 and projected to reach $53.6B by 2030, with 35,830 specialized physicians, while specialty software already sells from about $280 to $1,070 per provider per month. CMS API changes due by 2027 make this wedge easier to ship now.