MESSAGE TRANSMITTAL IN ELECTRONIC PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS

A server computing device executing an electronic health records application (EHR) receives an indication from a client computing device that approval from a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) with respect to prescribing a medication and/or treatment to a patient is requested. The EHR causes the server computing device to transmit an approval request to a computing system of the PBM, and monitors incoming messages for an approval message from the PBM. When the approval message is received, the EHR constructs a prescription for the medication and/or treatment for the patient and causes the prescription to be transmitted to a pharmacy.