Abstract: A digital medical assistant is configured to obtain authorization of a service request. The assistant includes: an input for receiving an electronic medical record (EMR) of a patient and identity of a benefit provider for the patient; a preauthorization engine configured for completing an application by identifying relevant clinical context from the EMR and correlating the relevant clinical context with preauthorization criteria; the preauthorization engine further configured for submitting a completed application as the request to the benefit provider, receiving a decision from the provider, and outputting the decision. A method of use in a computer program product are provided.