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Discovery

Discovery

Find the coverage before the patient ever has to

Finds active insurance using only demographics — no card, no member ID, even when a patient believes they're uninsured

Live at intake
Sohar result

Discovery

Coverage found

Card on file

None

Plan status

Unknown

Payer

Found

56%

Discovery hit rate

Built alongside teams improving access to care
96%
verification accuracy
15M+
eligibility requests a year
95%+
benefits accuracy
8x
ROI within twelve months
Where it fits

Find it first. Then verify it

Discovery is the entry point. It runs first, finds coverage when it isn't known, and passes the result directly into Verification for a full eligibility and benefits request — one continuous flow, not two separate lookups

The business problem

Self-pay is often a data gap

56%

of commercial requests, and about 78% of Medicare and Medicaid requests, come back with coverage the patient didn’t report

Commercial
~55%
Medicare and Medicaid
~78%
No card

Patients show up with no card, outdated information, or believing they’re uninsured

Insurance card
Not provided
Missing
Member ID
Outdated
Missing
Self-pay

That coverage doesn’t disappear. It goes undetected and gets misclassified as self-pay

Presents as self-pay
Coverage goes undetected
Misclassified

The outcome

From self-pay to covered

Patient checking in at a clinic front desk
Answered before the visit
Before

A patient presents as self-pay or uninsured. Revenue that should be captured gets missed, and it isn’t caught until much later, if at all

With Sohar
After

Discovery runs automatically at intake or when coverage lapses — finding accurate coverage the patient didn't know to report and feeding it straight into Verification

Core capabilities

No card. No member ID. No problem

01

No card required

Identifies coverage from demographics alone

Searches by
Name
Searches by
DOB
Not needed
Card
02

Catches what’s missed

Surfaces new or updated coverage after a lapse and reduces self-pay misclassification

New coverage found
After a lapse
Found
Self-pay flag
Reclassified
Cleared
03

Runs automatically

At intake, or when previous coverage lapses

At intake
Or after a lapse
Discovery runs
04

Feeds directly into Verification

One continuous flow, no manual re-entry

Payer
Member ID
Plan details
Into Verification
Customer proof

More patients in. Fewer hours spent

Customer result

18%

Integrated Verification and Discovery into its intake workflow — achieved an 18% increase in patient conversion

Customer result

1,000hrs

Integrated Discovery, Verification, and Network Status into its intake flow — achieved a 1,000-hour reduction in manual operations work

Security

Built for sensitive data

Security your IT team will ask about, answered before they ask

AICPA SOC 2
SOC 2 Type II
Independently audited security controls
AICPA SOC 2
HIPAA compliant
Built to protect patient health information
BAAs signed
Business associate agreements in place

Discovery

Frequently Asked Questions

What if the patient has no insurance card at all?

Discovery doesn’t need one. It runs on demographic data alone (name, date of birth, and state) to search for active coverage across payers.

How is Discovery different from Verification?

Discovery answers whether a patient has coverage and with whom. Verification then confirms eligibility and pulls exact benefit details once a payer is identified. Discovery typically runs first; Verification follows.

Does Discovery replace asking patients for their insurance information?

No. It’s a safety net. It catches cases where information is missing, outdated, or the patient believes they’re uninsured, so coverage isn’t missed and revenue isn’t left on the table.

How often does Discovery find coverage patients didn’t report?

Roughly 55% of commercial requests and 78% of Medicare and Medicaid requests return active coverage, a meaningful share of patients presenting as self-pay or with lapsed records.

What happens after Discovery finds a match?

The result flows directly into Verification, so the same patient record moves from coverage discovery to a full eligibility and benefits request without manual re-entry.

How fast is a Discovery request?

P95 response time is 12 seconds — fast enough to run at intake or re-registration without slowing down the front desk.

Ready to stop missing coverage you already have?

Show us where coverage questions, manual work, or cost uncertainty slow down intake. We’ll show you how Sohar can help your team get answers earlier and move more patients into care